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Webster 1913 Edition
Squeak
Squeak
(skwēk)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Squeaked
(skwēkt)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Squeaking
.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. Sw.
sqväka
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.
Who can endure to hear one of the rough old Romans
squeaking
through the mouth of an eunuch? Addison.
Zoilus calls the companions of Ulysses the “
squeaking
pigs” of Homer. Pope.
2.
To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess.
[Colloq.]
Syn. – squeal.
If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him upon the rack, and he
squeaks
, I warrant him. Dryden.
Squeak
,Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Squeak
SQUEAK
,Verb.
T.
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 noise, as a pipe or quill, a wheel, a door and the like. Wheels squeak only when the axle tree is dry.Who can endure to hear one of the rough old Romans, squeaking through the mouth of an eunuch?
Zoilus calls the companions of Ulysses, the squeaking pigs of Homer.
2.
To break silence or secrecy for fear or pain; to speak.SQUEAK
,Noun.