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SQUEAKING
screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing
(adjective) having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
squeaking
present participle of squeak
Noun
squeaking (plural squeakings)
A sound that squeaks.
Source: Wiktionary
SQUEAK
Squeak, v. i. [imp.& p. p. Squaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Squeaking.] Etym: [Probably of imitative origin; cf. Sw. sqväka to croak, Icel. skvakka to give a sound as of water shaken in a bottle.]
1. To utter a sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration; to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or, to make a sharp, disagreeable noise, as a pipe or quill, a wagon wheel, a door; to creak. Who can endure to hear one of the rough old Romans squeaking through the mouth of an eunuch Addison. Zoilus calls the companions of Ulysses the "squeaking pigs" of Homer. Pope.
2. To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess. [Colloq.] If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him upon the rack, and he squeaks, I warrant him. Dryden.
Squeak, n.
Definition: A sharp, shrill, disagreeable sound suddenly utered, either of the human voice or of any animal or instrument, such as is made by carriage wheels when dry, by the soles of leather shoes, or by a pipe or reed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
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