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Squeaky vs Squeaking - What's the difference?

squeaky | squeaking |

As an adjective squeaky

is tending to produce a high-pitched sound or squeak.

As a verb squeaking is

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As a noun squeaking is

a sound that squeaks.

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

    squeaking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sound that squeaks.
  • * 1901 , H. Rider Haggard, Lysbeth: A Tale of the Dutch
    • Then he paused a while, and Adrian seemed to hear certain strange squeakings proceeding from the walls.