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Definition: Squeaky |
SqueakyAdjective1. Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "squeaky" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1869. (references) |
Synonyms: SqueakySynonyms: screaky (adj), screechy (adj), squeaking (adj), squealing (adj). (additional references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | My colon is squeaky clean! (The Nutty Professor; writing credit: Jerry Lewis; Bill Richmond) Squeaky Fromme, where are you when we need you? (Desperate Living; writing credit: John Waters) I hope she doesn't have one of those high squeaky voices like the mice in 'Cinderella', I hate that! (You've Got Mail; writing credit: Nora Ephron) | |
Lyrics | Could you be, could you be squeaky clean (Sowing The Seeds of Love; performing artist: Tears For Fears) | |
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| Play | Caption | Play | Caption |
| Rapping on a squeaky door. | Closing of a door with squeaky hinges. | ||
| Squeaky door. | Closing and latching a squeaky chain-link gate. | ||
| Squeaky door. | Squeaky toy beep. | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| "Squeaky" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 89.69% of the time. "Squeaky" is used about 97 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 89.69% | 87 | 35,390 |
| Noun (proper) | 10.31% | 10 | 111,207 |
| Total | 100.00% | 97 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "squeaky": screaky screechy squeaking squeaky squealing. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "squeaky": squeaky-clean, squeaky-voiced. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "squeaky"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | kërcitës (creaky, rattling, strident), angulluës (squealer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | حاد (abrupt, acid, acrid, acrimonious, acute, avid, be sharp, biting, brisk, clear, cutting, exquisite, heavy, incisive, intense, intensified, intensive, keen, loud, nasal, penetrating, petulant, piercing, piquant, pithy, poignant, pointed, prompt, pronounced, pungent, quick, ripe, rough, salty, severe, sharp, shrill, strident, strong, trenchant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | скърцащ (creaky, grinding, scratchy), креслив (loud, loudmouthed, pipy, scrannel), писклив (piping, reedy, scrannel, shrill). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 尖叫 (scream, Screamed, screaming, shrieked, shrieking). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | skřípavý (grating, grinding, gritty), vrzavý (creaky, grating, strident), pištivý. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | جیغ جیغو(squeaker), دارای صدای شبیه جغدیاموش . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | narisevat kengät (squeaky shoes). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | grinçant, aigu. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | quietschend (creaky, squeaking). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | τρίζων (crepitant, squeaker), τσιρίζων (squeaker). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מציץ (peeper, peeping tom), חורק (creaky, grating). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | vinnyogó, nyikorgó (creaking, grating, jarring, rasping, strident), nyüszítő, csikorgó (creaking, crunchy, grating, jarring, strident). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | stridulo (grating, harsh, sharp, shrill, strident). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eakysquay que guincha ou chia. (various references) scârţâit (creak, creaky, crunch, rasping, scrape, scraping, scratch, screak, squeak), care scârţâie (creaky). (various references) скрипучий (creaky, crunchy, grating, rasping, scrannel, scratchy, screechy, strident). (various references) kreštav (blatant, screamy, screechy, shrill), škripav (creaky, grate, rasping, scrannel, scratchy). (various references) rechinador (creaky), chirriador (squeaker). (various references) pipig (barrelled, pipy, reedy, whining). (various references) tiz sesli (treble), gıcırtılı (creaky, rasping), cızırtılı (scratchy, sizzling, stray, wheezy). (various references) скрипучий (creaking, creaky, grating, rasping, scratchy, strident), пискливий. (various references) cót két (creaky). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Squeaky" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: sqeak, sqeaky, squay, squeek, squek, squinky, sqweak. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "squeaky" (pronounced skwē"kē) |
| 3 | -ē" k ē | cheeky, creaky, dashiki, freaky, geeky, leaky, sneaky. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-k-q-s-u-y" | |
-1 letter: quakes, queasy, squeak. | |
-2 letters: quake, quaky, quays, queys, ukase, yeuks. | |
-3 letters: auks, ayes, easy, eyas, kaes, kays, keas, keys, kues, quay, quey, sake, skua, syke, ukes, yaks, yeas, yeuk, yuks. | |
-4 letters: ask, auk, aye, ays, eau, kae, kas, kay, kea, key, kue, qua, sae, sau, say, sea, ska, sky, sue, suq, uke, use, yak. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-k-q-s-u-y" | |
+4 letters: youthquakes. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Sounds 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Bibliography |
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