Squeak

v. i. [imp. & p. p. SQUEAKED (skwēkt); p. pr. & vb. n. SQUEAKING.] [Sw. sqväika, to cry like a frog, O. Sw. to cry out, H. Ger. quieken, to squeak, squeal, quiken, to squeak, cry.]

1Sense 1. To utter a sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration; to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or to make a sharp noise, as a pipe or quill, a wheel, a door, and the like.

Who can endure to hear one of the rough old Romans squeaking through the mouth of a eunuch? Addison.

Zoilus calls the companions of Ulysses the “squeaking pigs” of Homer. Pope.

2Sense 2. To break silence, or secrecy, for fear or pain; to speak. [Rare.]

If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him upon the rack, and he squeaks, I warrant him. Dryden.

n. A sharp, shrill sound suddenly uttered, either of the human voice or of any animal or instrument, such as a child utters in acute pain, or as is made by carriage-wheels when dry, or by a pipe or reed.