The meaning of Squeak

noun

A short, high squeaky cry made by a young bird.

Usage examples:

As you follow it along the street you begin to hear the cheeps and trills of other birds launching …

verb

Make a short, high squeaky sound.

Usage examples:

Sparrows are cheeping all around

noun

The high, weak cry made by a young bird

Usage examples:

Six weeks have passed and the birds still cheep like chicks., a brood of ducklings, which had lost …

verb

(of an object or structure, typically a wooden one) make a harsh, high-pitched sound when being moved or when pressure or weight is applied.

Usage examples:

The stairs creaked as she went up them

noun

A harsh scraping or squeaking sound.

Usage examples:

The creak of a floorboard broke the silence

verb

Reduce (food) to small shreds by rubbing it on a grater.

Usage examples:

Peel and roughly grate the carrots

noun

The recess of a fireplace or furnace.

Usage examples:

A small coal fire burned in the grate

noun

Reduce to shreds by rubbing against a perforated surface

verb

Make a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc.

Usage examples:

Marty groaned and pulled the blanket over his head

noun

A deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc.

Usage examples:

She lay back with a groan

noun

A low, sad sound that is continued for a while and that is made by someone who is suffering from pain or unhappiness

Usage examples:

Nick let out a groan.

noun

A wide-mouthed cylindrical container made of glass or pottery and typically having a lid, used especially for storing food.

Usage examples:

A large storage jar

verb

Send a painful or damaging shock through (something, especially a part of the body).

Usage examples:

He jarred the knee in training

noun

A physical shock or jolt.

Usage examples:

The train stopped without the slightest jar

verb

Look quickly and furtively at something, especially through a narrow opening.

Usage examples:

His door was ajar and she couldn't resist peeping in

noun

A quick or furtive look.

Usage examples:

Jonathan took a little peep at his watch

verb

Make a brief, high-pitched sound.

Usage examples:

Don peeped on his whistle

noun

A tube used to convey water, gas, oil, or other fluid substances.

Usage examples:

Roads, bridges, utility lines, water and sewer pipes, and other supporting services have to be rebu…

verb

Convey (water, gas, oil, or other fluid substances) through a pipe or pipes.

Usage examples:

Water from the lakes is piped to manchester

noun

Lengths of pipe made of metal, plastic, or other materials.

Usage examples:

It was replaced at half time by a length of plastic piping that is normally used as a goal post dur…

adjective

High-pitched.

Usage examples:

The piping voice of a little girl

verb

Convey (water, gas, oil, or other fluid substances) through a pipe or pipes.

Usage examples:

Water from the lakes is piped to manchester

noun

A harsh, grating noise.

Usage examples:

The rasp of the engine

verb

Make a harsh, grating noise.

Usage examples:

My breath rasped in my throat

verb

Drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or other matter.

Usage examples:

Remove the green tops from the carrots and scrape them

noun

An act or sound of scraping.

Usage examples:

He heard the scrape of his mother's key in the lock

verb

Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

verb

(of a person or animal) give a loud, harsh, piercing cry.

Usage examples:

She hit her brother, causing him to screech with pain

noun

A loud, harsh, piercing cry.

Usage examples:

Mary tried to drown her screeches by shaking her

noun

A long, high-pitched cry or noise.

Usage examples:

They drew up with a squeal of brakes

verb

Make a squeal.

Usage examples:

The girls squealed with delight

verb

To make a long, very high sound or cry

Usage examples:

[ i ] the tires squealed as i sped away., [ t ] "this is awesome," mary lou squealed in her coach’s…

noun

The chirp of a small or young bird.

Usage examples:

The gentle tweet of a bird can be heard

verb

Make a chirping noise.

Usage examples:

The birds were tweeting in the branches

noun

A message put on twitter to let people know what you are doing, thinking, feeling, etc.

Usage examples:

The programme received over 20,000 tweets on the issue., many famous people tweet regularly., tweet…

verb

(of a bird) sing softly and with a succession of constantly changing notes.

Usage examples:

Larks were warbling in the trees

noun

A warbling sound or utterance.

Usage examples:

Through the wall came a faint warble

noun

A swelling or abscess beneath the skin on the back of cattle, horses, and other mammals, caused by the presence of the larva of a warble fly.

Usage examples:

Deregulating the rendering process and/or dosing cattle for warbles with organo-phosphates gave us …

verb

Make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or unhappiness.

Usage examples:

A child in a bed nearby began to whimper

noun

A whimpering sound.

Usage examples:

She gave a little whimper of protest

verb

To cry, making small, weak sounds

Usage examples:

She whimpered pathetically., there wasn’t a whimper of complaint from anyone.

noun

A short, sharp cry, especially of pain or alarm.

Usage examples:

She uttered a yelp as she bumped into a table

verb

Utter a yelp.

Usage examples:

My dog was yelping as if hurt

verb

A sharp high-pitched cry