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squeaking - definition and meaning
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verb Present participle of squeak .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
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We are drawn to the beauty of the porter's walk through the mountains: the green steppes in the rain, the red coca-cola deco-ed fridge on the porter's back (the only flash of color), and the moments when the porter takes a rest in villages, offered meals and conversations and objects -- such as squeaking chicks -- to carry along inside the fridge.
Karin Badt: The 10th Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival 2008
Nine tenths of the 'squeaking ' heard when harmonics are played is due to the fact that the finger-placing is not properly prepared, and that the fingers are not on the right spot.
Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers Frederick Herman Martens 1903
My 50mm 1.4 starts "squeaking " louder during AF and starts not focusing some of the time ...
News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) 2009
And in case you weren't aware of this, (and you might not be, that's ok) a touchdown is worth six points, so winning by five is kind of squeaking out a win.
Yahoo! Sports - Top News 2009
a kind of squeaking tone: 'Now, then, no nonsense.
Voskresenie. English Leo Tolstoy 1869
Suddenly the assistant again put on a stern expression, and called out in a kind of squeaking tone: ‘Now, then, no nonsense.
Resurrection 2003
Yes, I realize I said "tomorrow" yesterday and am now squeaking in half an hour before midnight my time.
Flower's Precious Play SVGL 2009
Yes, I realize I said "tomorrow" yesterday and am now squeaking in half an hour before midnight my time.
Archive 2009-02-01 SVGL 2009
In an electoral sense, when an election comes along the Independents usually split about 50-50 with half voting Democrat and half voting Republican, meaning that presidential elections (as well as others) end up being relatively close to 50-50, with either a Republican or Democrat barely squeaking out a win.
Think Progress » Tea Party Movement As Popular As Socialism 2010
Don't knock down the whole house if you just need to fix a squeaking door.
House Democrats agree on health-care position, chairman says 2009
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