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# squeaky

«squeaky» in Mova's school dictionary: **making a short, high sound, like a squeaky door or a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (squeaky, squeakier, squeakiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Squeaky means making a short, high sound, like a squeaky door or a squeaky toy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeaky/#m1)

2) A squeaky voice is high and thin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeaky/#m2)

3) «Squeaky clean» means very clean, or never doing anything wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeaky/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, a squeaky floorboard gives away someone sneaking around; a mouse makes squeaky noises. In science, a squeaky hinge needs oil to reduce friction. Phrases: «squeaky clean», «squeaky wheel» (the person who complains gets attention).

### examples

- The squeaky door woke the baby. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeaky/#x1)
- My dog loves his squeaky toy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeaky/#x2)
- Her voice went squeaky when she was nervous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeaky/#x3)
- Dad oiled the squeaky gate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeaky/#x4)
- I stepped on a squeaky floorboard and everyone heard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeaky/#x5)
- The plates were squeaky clean after washing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeaky/#x6)
- My new shoes are squeaky on the gym floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeaky/#x7)
- Among them was the Queen herself, who asked, in her squeaky little voice: [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeaky/#x8)

### note

Adjective: squeaky, squeakier, squeakiest. From «squeak», a short high sound. Squeaky is higher and shorter than «creaky», which is a lower, longer sound. In science, oil or grease stops squeaking because it reduces friction.

### In the corpora

- [«Aha! that squeaky board!» cries Toad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/68-willows-ch11-part4-the-secret-passage/7/)
- [Sam tries biscuits, a squeaky ball, even a baby voice.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/456-the-bulldog-next-door-who-never-likes-you/1/)
- [Oil on a squeaky hinge makes a slippery layer between the metal parts, so they slide instead of rubbing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/physics/7-living-with-friction/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «squeaky» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/squeaky/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.