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squeak

1. verb door etc2. verb speak in high voice3. verb of bird, mouse etc4. verb succeed narrowly5. noun high voice6. noun of bird, mouse etc7. noun of shoe, door etc
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1 verb door etc INTRANSITIVEdíosc verb  c m ubheith ag díoscánhis shoes squeaked on the floor rinne a chuid bróg díoscadh ar an urlárthe door was squeaking bhí an doras ag díoscadh, bhí díoscán sa doras 2 verb speak in high voice
INTRANSITIVEsian a ligeanscréach bheag a ligeanshe squeaked lig sí sian aisti, lig sí scréach bheag aisti
TRANSITIVEabair de ghuth scréachachabair de shian'I know,' he squeaked. 'Tá a fhios agam,' arsa seisean de shian.
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3 verb of bird, mouse etc INTRANSITIVEbheith ag bíogarnach  c m ubheith ag gíoglach  c m u 4 verb informal succeed narrowly INTRANSITIVEthe referendum squeaked through ar éigean Dé a glacadh leis an reifreannI just about squeaked through d'éirigh liom ar éigean Déthey squeaked past Cork in the semi-final bhuail siad Corcaigh ar éigean sa chluiche leathcheannais 5 noun high voicesian fem2  c m uhe uttered a little squeak lig sé sian bheag as 6 noun of bird, mouse etcgíog fem2  c m ubíog fem2  c m u 7 noun of shoe, door etcdíoscadh masc  c m udíoscán masc1  c m u
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not a squeak

expressing silence, passivitynot a squeak was heard from them ní raibh gíog ná míog astu, ní raibh giob ná geab astu, ní raibh gíog astuthere wasn't a squeak from the opposition ní raibh gíog ná míog as an bhfreasúra, níor oscail an freasúra a mbéal