Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squeak out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: squeak out
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To achieve something by a small margin.

American usage; Informal; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The AMA Pro Flat Track racing action was fast and furious at the Illinois State Fairgrounds this weekend as the top ten riders finished within one second of each other, with flat track ‘Mile Specialist’ Willie McCoy squeaking out his first career Grand National victory after over 20 years of competing."

Usage

Inflected Forms

squeaks out (present, singular) squeaking out (participle, present) squeaked out (participle, past) squeaked out (past)

Questions

What does squeak out mean?: To achieve something by a small margin.

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