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squeakiness

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squeak⋅y

  [skwee-kee]
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–adjective, squeak⋅i⋅er, squeak⋅i⋅est.
squeaking; tending to squeak: His squeaky shoes could be heard across the lobby.
Origin:
1860–65; squeak + -y 1

Related forms:
squeak⋅i⋅ly, adverb
squeak⋅i⋅ness, noun
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squeak·y   (skwē'kē)   
adj.   squeak·i·er, squeak·i·est

  1. Characterized by squeaking tones: a squeaky voice.

  2. Tending to squeak: squeaky shoes.

squeak'i·ly adv., squeak'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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