OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 24234

squeak

/skwiːk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chirrido
A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the sounds made by mice and other small animals.
Phrases
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 24235

squeak

/skwiːk/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
chirrear • chirriar • rechinar
To emit a short, high-pitched sound.
But I must warn you that chipboard floors are always likely to squeak. The material is still being used in new-builds, but developers now use adhesive to bed and joint it, rather t…