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squeaky
(redirected from squeakily)

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squeak·y  (skwk)
adj. squeak·i·er, squeak·i·est
1. Characterized by squeaking tones: a squeaky voice.
2. Tending to squeak: squeaky shoes.

squeaki·ly adv.
squeaki·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.squeaky - having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge
high-pitched, high - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
Translations
squeaky [ˈskwiːkɪ] ADJ (squeakier (compar) (squeakiest (superl))) [hinge, door] → chirriante; [voice] → chillón; [shoes] → crujiente
squeaky clean (= clean) → relimpio (fig) → perfectamente honrado
squeaky [ˈskwiːki] adj
[floorboards] → grinçant(e)
[voice] → aigu(ë)
squeaky clean squeaky-clean [ˌskwiːkiˈkliːn] adj
(= very clean) → nickel > inv
(= above reproach) [person] → blanc* comme neige(blanche); [reputation, image] → irréprochable
squeaky
adj (+er)quietschend; voicepiepsig
squeaky [ˈskwiːkɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (hinge, wheel) → cigolante; (shoes) → scricchiolante
squeaky clean (hair) → splendente (fig) (very clean, office, home) → tirato/a a specchio (person, irreproachable) → dall'immagine cristallina


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So orangs whistle and lie squeakily about their size, but the final part of the news trilogy concerns another sound which makes the whole business still more intriguing: the orang laugh.
diplomacy, which for most of the Castro regime's 50 years has been carried out squeakily through mutual "interest sections" operating from third-party nations, is overdue for a rust-scraping -- despite Washington's insistence on, and Havana's resistance to, evidence of real freedom and democracy on the island.
It was squeakily, stupidly, absurdly, painfully tight.
 
 
 
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