Squeaking (Adjective)
Meaning
Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The old door's squeaking hinges made it hard to sneak up on anyone.
- The mouse's squeaking filled the quiet room as it scurried across the floor.
- The toy car's squeaking wheels drove me crazy as my kid played with it all day.
- The rusty gate's squeaking grew louder as the wind blew harder against it.
- The mouse's squeaking grew more frantic as it realized it was trapped in the cage.