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narrow squeaks

narrow squeaks is the plural of narrow squeak.

Meaning of narrow squeak

Noun

narrow squeak (plural narrow squeaks)

  1. (informal) A narrow escape; a close shave.
    • "My word," he said, breathlessly, "but that was a narrow squeak."1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 142

Questions about narrow squeaks

What is narrow squeaks the plural of?
Narrow squeaks is the plural of narrow squeak.

Words near narrow squeaks in the dictionary

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