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Squeak \Squeak\ (skw[=e]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squeaked}
(skw[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squeaking}.] [Probably of
imitative origin; cf. Sw. sqv[aum]ka to croak, Icel. skvakka
to give a sound as of water shaken in a bottle.]
1. To utter a sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration;
to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or, to make a
sharp, disagreeable noise, as a pipe or quill, a wagon
wheel, a door; to creak.
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Who can endure to hear one of the rough old Romans
squeaking through the mouth of an eunuch? --Addison.
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Zoilus calls the companions of Ulysses the
"squeaking pigs" of Homer. --Pope.
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2. To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or
punishment; to speak; to confess. [Colloq.]

Syn: squeal.
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If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him
upon the rack, and he squeaks, I warrant him.
--Dryden.
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Squeak \Squeak\, n.
A sharp, shrill, disagreeable sound suddenly uttered, either
of the human voice or of any animal or instrument, such as is
made by carriage wheels when dry, by the soles of leather
shoes, or by a pipe or reed.
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