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squeaking out

squeaking out is the present participle and gerund of squeak out.

Meaning of squeak out

Verb

squeak out (third-person singular simple present squeaks out, present participle squeaking out, simple past and past participle squeaked out)

  1. (US, informal, transitive) To achieve something by a small margin.
    • 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...2011 September 6, Bryan Harley, “Springfield Mile II Flat Track Results 2011”, in Motorcycle USA

Questions about squeaking out

What is squeaking out the present participle and gerund of?
Squeaking out is the present participle and gerund of squeak out.

Words near squeaking out in the dictionary

  1. squeakiest
  2. squeakily
  3. squeakin'
  4. squeakiness
  5. squeaking
  6. squeaking out
  7. Squeaking Point
  8. squeaking through
  9. squeakingly
  10. squeakings
  11. squeakish

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