squeaky
squeak‧y /ˈskwiːki/
adjective
1. making very high noises that are not loud:
a squeaky voice
squeaky floorboards
2. squeaky clean informal
a. never having done anything morally wrong:
politicians who are less than squeaky clean
b. completely clean:
squeaky clean hair
—squeakily adverb
—squeakiness noun [uncountable]
■ sounds
▪high-pitched higher than most sounds or voices: He has a rather high-pitched voice. | Bats make high-pitched squeaks. | the high-pitched whine of a dentist's drill
▪shrill high and unpleasant: Her voice became more shrill. | The bird has rather a shrill cry.
▪piercing extremely high and loud, in a way that is unpleasant: a piercing scream | Suddenly I heard a piercing whistle.
▪squeaky making very high noises that are not loud: a squeaky gate | squeaky floorboards | a squeaky little voice
squeak‧y /ˈskwiːki/
adjective1. making very high noises that are not loud:
2. squeaky clean informal
a. never having done anything morally wrong:
b. completely clean:
—squeakily adverb
—squeakiness noun [uncountable]
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