SQUEAKY


Meaning of SQUEAKY in English

squeak ‧ y /ˈskwiːki/ BrE AmE adjective

1 . making very high noises that are not loud:

a squeaky voice

squeaky floorboards

2 . squeaky clean informal

a) never having done anything morally wrong:

politicians who are less than squeaky clean

b) completely clean:

squeaky clean hair

—squeakily adverb

—squeakiness noun [uncountable]

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THESAURUS

■ sounds

▪ high-pitched higher than most sounds or voices:

He has a rather high-pitched voice.

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Bats make high-pitched squeaks.

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the high-pitched whine of a dentist's drill

▪ shrill high and unpleasant:

Her voice became more shrill.

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The bird has rather a shrill cry.

▪ piercing extremely high and loud, in a way that is unpleasant:

a piercing scream

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Suddenly I heard a piercing whistle.

▪ squeaky making very high noises that are not loud:

a squeaky gate

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squeaky floorboards

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a squeaky little voice

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.