Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squeaky wheel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: squeaky wheel
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A complainer; one who speaks out when there are problems (often pejorative).

noun

Of several problems, the most apparent or the most urgent.

Example Sentences

"When I went to those who we needed to get the resources from, I got the title of being the squeaky wheel. Everyone is not going to be a squeaky wheel, but I believe that if we want something and are persistent enough, we will get it..."
"And it is pretty hard to get government, as you know, ahead of the curve. We always respond to the squeaky wheel when things get bad, but you know, clearly there is food for thought in the observation of where we are in our commodity industries."

Etymology

From the proverb "the squeaky wheel gets the grease"/oil.

Inflected Forms

squeaky wheels (plural)

Synonyms

spokesperson troublemaker whiner

Questions

What does squeaky wheel mean?: A complainer; one who speaks out when there are problems (often pejorative).
Where does squeaky wheel come from?: From the proverb "the squeaky wheel gets the grease"/oil.

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