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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescigolio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tʃiˈɡɔːljo
"Ho sentito un piccolo cigolio provenire dal pavimento."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A short, high-pitched sound or cry.
"He heard a faint squeak from the mouse hiding behind the cupboard."
- 1
To make a short, high-pitched sound or cry.
"The hinges of the old door began to squeak loudly when opened."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English squoken, of imitative origin (echoing the sound itself). It is related to Old Norse skvaka and dialectal German words representing high-pitched vocalizations or frictional noises.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Squeak" is said worldwide
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criquement
Transliteration: krikman
"La souris a poussé un petit cri."
Quischen
Transliteration: kviːt͡sən
Script: Quieken
"Die alte Tür machte ein lautes Quieken."
cigolio
Transliteration: tʃiˈɡɔːljo
"Ho sentito un piccolo cigolio provenire dal pavimento."
chirido
Transliteration: tʃiˈɾiðo
"El ratón dio un pequeño chirido antes de huir."
chiado
Transliteration: ʃiˈadu
"Ouvi um chiado vindo da porta."
चीख
Transliteration: chekh
"चühé ki ek halki si chiख sunai di."
吱吱声
Transliteration: zhīzhī shēng
"地板發出了吱吱的聲音。"
찍소리
Transliteration: jjiksori
"쥐가 작은 찍소리를 냈다."
きしみ
Transliteration: kishimi
"ドアがキーと音を立てた。"
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