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- verb Present participle of
squeak .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
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Examples
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We are drawn to the beauty of the porter's walk through the mountains: the green steppes in the rain, the red coca-cola deco-ed fridge on the porter's back (the only flash of color), and the moments when the porter takes a rest in villages, offered meals and conversations and objects -- such as squeaking chicks -- to carry along inside the fridge.
Karin Badt: The 10th Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival 2008
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Nine tenths of the 'squeaking' heard when harmonics are played is due to the fact that the finger-placing is not properly prepared, and that the fingers are not on the right spot.
Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers Frederick Herman Martens 1903
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My 50mm 1.4 starts "squeaking" louder during AF and starts not focusing some of the time ...
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And in case you weren't aware of this, (and you might not be, that's ok) a touchdown is worth six points, so winning by five is kind of squeaking out a win.
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a kind of squeaking tone: 'Now, then, no nonsense.
Voskresenie. English Leo Tolstoy 1869
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Suddenly the assistant again put on a stern expression, and called out in a kind of squeaking tone: ‘Now, then, no nonsense.
Resurrection 2003
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Yes, I realize I said "tomorrow" yesterday and am now squeaking in half an hour before midnight my time.
Flower's Precious Play SVGL 2009
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Yes, I realize I said "tomorrow" yesterday and am now squeaking in half an hour before midnight my time.
Archive 2009-02-01 SVGL 2009
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In an electoral sense, when an election comes along the Independents usually split about 50-50 with half voting Democrat and half voting Republican, meaning that presidential elections (as well as others) end up being relatively close to 50-50, with either a Republican or Democrat barely squeaking out a win.
Think Progress » Tea Party Movement As Popular As Socialism 2010
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Don't knock down the whole house if you just need to fix a squeaking door.
House Democrats agree on health-care position, chairman says 2009
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