Squeak v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squeaked p. pr. & vb. n. Squeaking.]
1. To utter a sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration; to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or, to make a sharp, disagreeable noise, as a pipe or quill, a wagon wheel, a door; to creak.
Who can endure to hear one of the rough old Romans squeaking through the mouth of an eunuch? --Addison.
Zoilus calls the companions of Ulysses the =\“squeaking pigs” of Homer.\= --Pope.
2. To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or punishment; to speak; to confess. [Colloq.]
Syn: -- squeal.
If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him upon the rack, and he squeaks, I warrant him. --Dryden.