squeakings

Peculiar hisses and squeakings emanated from the undermorass, while phosphorescent shapes darted within, hinting at unpleasant horrors just beyond the range of ready vision.

The Lives of Felix Gunderson Sugu Althomsons 2010

Actually, my parents, who are not so much hip as hip replacement, but were never exactly cool, owned a copy of Osmonds, featuring the pre-teen squeakings of a pre-Marie Donny Osmond centre.

Phunk Rock Gods: the Osmonds « raincoaster 2007

Furthermore, anyone foolish enough to hesitate now -- say, to pause and wonder why all this breathless enthusing about the "new" economy sounds oddly like the squeakings of a helium abuser -- was in for a shock.

REVIEWS 2001

His ears registered contentedly the familiar pounding of waterfalls, the shrieks of wild peafowl, the husky coughs of leopards, the squeakings of half a hundred species of bats.

Villa Incognito Robbins, Tom 2003

The desperate squeakings about the old house on windy nights that to Anthony were burglars with revolvers ready in hand represented to Gloria the auras, evil and restive, of dead generations, expiating the inexpiable upon the ancient and romantic hearth.

The Beautiful and Damned 2003

It was not easy to get any clear account out of him, amid his mumblings and squeakings, and the frequent interruptions in which he crawled on the floor and begged them both to be kind to ‘poor little Sméagol’.

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954

They were in the beginnings of the thick forest, plonking with weary feet on a track, when they heard the noises — squeakings — and the hard strike of hoofs on a path.

Lord of the Flies Golding, William, 1911- 1954

And the creatures, with all manner of hootings, squeakings, and cluckings, would dive away into the darkness.

The Silver Chair Lewis, C. S. 1953

Ralph was within a stone's throw of the great building when the squeaking tones of Punchinello, reached his ears, while a deep roar of many laughing voices accompanied the squeakings.

The Mark of the Beast Sidney Watson

Of course the ancestors of cliff swallows had not known the walls and roofs of man so long as other kinds of swallows; but the associations of one short century had been pleasant enough to call forth many cheerful squeakings of joy, just like those of Eve and Petro that pleasant day in June when they started their nest under the roof near the top of the ladder.

Bird Stories Robert J. [Illustrator] Sim