Squeak \Squeak\, v. i. [imp.& p. p. Squaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Squeaking.]

[Probably of imitative origin; cf. Sw. sqv["a]ka to croak, Icel. skvakka to give a sound as of water shaken in a bottle.]

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.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)