What is another word for "squeaking"?

Another word for squeaking depends on whether you mean the action or sound. As verb present participle meaning making high-pitched sound, synonyms include squealing, creaking, screeching, chirping, peeping, cheeping, whining, yelping, and piping. For example, door squeaking could be called door creaking or screeching, mouse squeaking could be mouse peeping or chirping, shoes squeaking could be shoes squealing or chirping on floor. As noun gerund meaning the noise itself, synonyms are squealing, creaking, screeching, chirping, peeping, and whining. For example, the squeaking of brakes could be the screeching or squealing of brakes, the squeaking of bed could be creaking. If squeaking refers to barely succeeding as in squeaking by, synonyms are scraping by, squeezing by, or edging by. So best general synonym for squeaking sound is squealing for loud high pitch, creaking for mechanical friction, and peeping or chirping for small animals. For mechanical, grinding or grating could work but more harsh. Choose based on whether source is animal, friction, or voice, but squealing and creaking are closest alternatives to squeaking.