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a high sound
squeak
a very short high sound or cry:
• I heard the squeak of his shoes on the tiled floor. • Annie gave a squeak of surprise.
creak
a long high sound that something makes when someone opens it, walks on it, sits on it etc - used especially about a door, wooden floor, bed, or stairs:
• the creak of floorboards • The door opened with a creak.
screech
a loud, long, unpleasantly high sound - used especially about someone’s voice, or about brakes, tyres etc:
• There was a screech of tyres followed by a bang. • She let out a screech of horror.
beep
( also bleep British English ) a high electronic sound that a machine sends out, especially in order to attract someone’s attention:
• You’ll hear a bleep when the photocopier’s finished printing.
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noun ADJ. little | high, high-pitched VERB + SQUEAK give, let out | hear PREP. with a ~ The door opened with a squeak. | ~ of She gave a little squeak of surprise. PHRASES not a squeak (figurative) ‘Have you heard from them?’ ‘Not a squeak since yesterday.’ | the squeak of rubber the squeak of rubber soles on the wooden floor | a squeak of surpriseSOUND
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