Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • With a thin, squeaky voice: as, to sing squeakily.

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  • adverb Whilst squeaking.

Etymologies

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squeaky +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • Colella takes the stage as Kiki in a little girl's pinafore and quickly wins over the audience with goofy timing, a squeakily adorable voice and even singing with her tongue sticking out half the time, which seems impossible but there you go.

    Michael Giltz: NYMF #4: Jazz, Kiddies, Camp, Tap, Tut and Vamps Michael Giltz 2011

  • In a roaring but strangely squeakily toned mumble of utter nonsensical gibberish, the round manchild asked me something I can only assume was about how my shopping went, to which I could think of no other reply except, "Fine, and you," before I loaded the conveyor belt with my few items that were to be sent frightfully into this employee's clumsily oversized hands.

    One Cent Baby Nathaniel Tower 2011

  • Colella takes the stage as Kiki in a little girl's pinafore and quickly wins over the audience with goofy timing, a squeakily adorable voice and even singing with her tongue sticking out half the time, which seems impossible but there you go.

    Michael Giltz: NYMF #4: Jazz, Kiddies, Camp, Tap, Tut and Vamps Michael Giltz 2011

  • Ostensibly a lecture on the history of HMS Nottingham, complete with powerpoint presentation, Sweet's manic, squeakily nervous persona and the increasing silliness of his digressions keep the energy level and the laughs consistently high.

    Edinburgh fringe comedy roundup 2010

  • A few moments back, when the maroon baboon had plonked itself down on the hood of his car and run his thumbs squeakily against his car's windscreen, he had been slightly surprised.

    A short, nonsense story about colours, sounds and Big Mo 2009

  • You have Accenture and you have E.A., and you have AT&T, you have Nike, and you have a number of the companies who want to make sure that his image stays as squeakily clean as it is.

    CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2009 2009

  • As President Putin continues to move his country away from democracy -- putatively in an effort to stop future terrorist attacks -- the Russian people's former oppressors, the Communist Party, are among the few voices still speaking out against his actions, if squeakily.

    Seeing Red 2008

  • As President Putin continues to move his country away from democracy -- putatively in an effort to stop future terrorist attacks -- the Russian people's former oppressor, the Communist Party, is among the few voices still speaking out against his actions, if squeakily.

    Back To The U.S.S.R.? 2008

  • I wonder if he will ever return to Question time when I recall him squeakily piping up many years ago.

    Chris Whiteside Reselected for Copeland 2007

  • May 10, 2007 at 4:22 pm is lolguineapiglet… vera cute, but too squeakily for my tastes…

    Life is not fair… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2007

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