Standard Lemma guide

squeaky

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˈskwiːki/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːki
  • CMU ARPABET: S K W IY1 K IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Tending to produce a high-pitched sound or squeak.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: screaky, screechy, squeaking, squealing

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From squeak + -y.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: писклив (piskliv) — producing a high-pitched sound or squeak
  • Bulgarian: скърцащ (skǎrcašt) — producing a high-pitched sound or squeak
  • Finnish: nariseva — producing a high-pitched sound or squeak
  • Finnish: kitisevä — producing a high-pitched sound or squeak
  • Finnish: vinkuva — producing a high-pitched sound or squeak
  • German: quietschend — producing a high-pitched sound or squeak
  • Latin: stridens — producing a high-pitched sound or squeak
  • Macedonian: писклив (piskliv) — producing a high-pitched sound or squeak
  • Polish: piskliwy — producing a high-pitched sound or squeak
  • Portuguese: rangido — producing a high-pitched sound or squeak
  • Spanish: chirriante — producing a high-pitched sound or squeak
  • Spanish: chirriadero — producing a high-pitched sound or squeak
  • Spanish: chirriador — producing a high-pitched sound or squeak
  • Spanish: chirreador — producing a high-pitched sound or squeak
  • Spanish: chirreante — producing a high-pitched sound or squeak