squeaking

Describes a high-pitched, sharp sound, often made by a small animal, a rusty hinge, or a new shoe.

• 🇪🇸Describe un sonido agudo y chillón, a menudo emitido por animales pequeños, bisagras oxidadas o zapatos nuevos. También puede referirse a un sonido penetrante o estridente.

1. Making a high-pitched sound B1 informal

   Producing a thin, sharp, high-pitched noise, like that of a mouse or a rusty hinge.

   • The squeaking door kept everyone awake.
   • A squeaking mouse ran across the floor.
   • The old bicycle has a squeaking wheel.

   🇪🇸chirriante, que produce un sonido agudo

   Sinónimos: pipingscreakyscreechingshrillsqueakysquealing

   Antónimos: noiselessquietsilentsoundless

• more squeaking comparative form
• most squeaking superlative form

A verb used to describe a short, high-pitched sound or cry, often made by small animals or objects, or to speak in a high-pitched voice.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que se usa para describir un sonido corto y agudo, como el que emiten animales pequeños u objetos al rozar o comprimirse, o para describir el hablar con una voz aguda y estridente.

1. Make a high-pitched sound B1 formal

   To produce a short, high-pitched, screeching noise, often from friction or pressure.

   • The old door squeaked loudly when he opened it.
   • Her shoes squeaked on the polished floor.
   • The mouse squeaked as it ran across the room.

   🇪🇸chirriar

   Sinónimos: chirpcreakpeeppipescreechsqueal

2. Speak in a high-pitched voice B2 informal

   To speak or utter in a thin, high-pitched tone, often due to excitement or nervousness.

   • He squeaked with excitement when he saw the gift.
   • She squeaked out a reply, barely audible.
   • The child squeaked, 'I want that toy!'

   🇪🇸chillar con voz aguda

   Sinónimos: peeppipesquawksquealtwitterwhine

   Antónimos: bassbellowboominggrowlroar

3. Succeed narrowly C1 informal

   To barely succeed or get through a difficult situation.

   • The team squeaked into the playoffs with a last-minute goal.
   • He squeaked by the exam with a passing grade.
   • They squeaked through the narrow opening just in time.

   🇪🇸Lograr por poco

   Sinónimos: scrape bysqueeze by

• squeaked past participle
• squeaked past simple
• squeaking present participle
• squeaks third person singular

Variantes phrasal: squeak bysqueak through