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squeaky wheels

squeaky wheels is the plural of squeaky wheel.

Meaning of squeaky wheel

Noun

squeaky wheel (plural squeaky wheels)

  1. A complainer; one who speaks out when there are problems (often pejorative).
    • 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...1997, Lauch Faircloth, editor, Hud Rebuilding and Loan Guaranty Program
  2. Of several problems, the most apparent or the most urgent.
    • 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.1999, State of the Petroleum Industry; Hearing the Committee on Energy & Natural Resources, U.S. Senate

Questions about squeaky wheels

What is squeaky wheels the plural of?
Squeaky wheels is the plural of squeaky wheel.

Words near squeaky wheels in the dictionary

  1. squeaky cheese
  2. squeaky clean
  3. squeaky wheel
  4. squeaky wheel system
  5. squeaky wheel systems
  6. squeaky wheels
  7. squeaky wheels get oiled
  8. squeaky-clean
  9. squeakyish
  10. squeal
  11. squeal like a stuck pig

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