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 →

2) A squeaky voice is high and thin. tree →

3) «Squeaky clean» means very clean, or never doing anything wrong. tree →

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 →
• My dog loves his squeaky toy. tree →
• Her voice went squeaky when she was nervous. tree →
• Dad oiled the squeaky gate. tree →
• I stepped on a squeaky floorboard and everyone heard. tree →
• The plates were squeaky clean after washing. tree →
• My new shoes are squeaky on the gym floor. tree →
• Among them was the Queen herself, who asked, in her squeaky little voice: tree →

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.
• Sam tries biscuits, a squeaky ball, even a baby voice.
• Oil on a squeaky hinge makes a slippery layer between the metal parts, so they slide instead of rubbing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «squeaky» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.