squeak
n.a very high-pitched, sharp sound that is often annoying. You might hear this when a wheel is out of alignment or when a door is closing too fast.
n.a high-pitched, sharp, and often irritating sound. In a military or technical context, it can refer to a specific noise indicating a mechanical fault or a signal from a device.
“The squeak of the old chair woke me up.”
“The pilot heard a loud squeak from the landing gear just before the plane touched down.”
“The technician identified a high-pitched squeak as the primary indicator of the bearing's impending failure, allowing for a timely maintenance intervention before a full breakdown occurred.”
“Sir Paul Smith, the doyen of British fashion, is flailing around in his office with two large rubber chickens and making them squeak them with gusto.”