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Squeaks vs Squeaky - What's the difference?

squeaks | squeaky |

As a verb squeaks

is third-person singular of squeak.

As an adjective squeaky is

tending to produce a high-pitched sound or squeak.

squeaks

English

Verb

(head)
  • (squeak)

  • squeak

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A short, high-pitched sound, as of two objects rubbing together, or the calls of small animals.
  • (games) A card game similar to group solitaire.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To emit a short, high-pitched sound.
  • * '>citation
  • (slang) To inform, to squeal.
  • * Dryden
  • If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him upon the rack, and he squeaks , I warrant him.
  • To speak or sound in a high-pitched manner.
  • (games) To empty the pile of 13 cards a player deals to themself in the card game of the same name.
  • (informal) To win or progress by a narrow margin.
  • * 1999 , Surfer (volume 40, issues 7-12)
  • allowing Parkinson to squeak into the final by a half-point margin.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=October 23 , author=Tom Fordyce , title=2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=France were transformed from the feeble, divided unit that had squeaked past Wales in the semi-final, their half-backs finding the corners with beautifully judged kicks from hand, the forwards making yards with every drive and a reorganised Kiwi line-out beginning to malfunction.}}

    Derived terms

    * squeaky * squeak by

    squeaky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Tending to produce a high-pitched sound or squeak.
  • Derived terms

    * squeakily * squeakiness * the squeaky wheel gets the grease * squeaky clean