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[ verb ] make a high-pitched, screeching noise

Examples

"The door creaked when I opened it slowly"

Used in print

(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)

Could n't take them near a river , though , or they 'd squawk like a turkey_cock the day before Thanksgiving '' .

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[ verb ] make a high-pitched, screeching noise, as of a door

Related terms

shout make_noise scream whiner

3
[ noun ] the noise of squawking

Examples

"the squawk of car horns"

Related terms

noise squeak

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[ verb ] complain

Examples

"What was he hollering about?"

Related terms

complain gripe whiner crab

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[ noun ] informal terms for objecting

Synonyms

gripe bitch beef kick

Examples

"I have a gripe about the service here"

Related terms

objection complain gripe

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