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Adjective: squeaking  skwee-king
  1. Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
    "Squeaking sand yields a harsh, shrill squeak";
    - screaky, screechy, squeaky, squealing
Verb: squeak  skweek
  1. Make a high-pitched, screeching noise
    "My car engine makes a squeaking noise";
    - whine, screech, creak, screak [dialect], skreak [non-standard]
     
  2. [informal] Give away information about somebody
    - denounce, tell on, betray, give away, rat [informal], grass, shop [informal], snitch [informal], stag

See also: high, high-pitched

Type of: inform, make noise, noise, resound

Encyclopedia: Squeak