"squee" meaning in English

See squee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /skwiː/, [skwiː] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-squee.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-interj}} squee
  1. (informal) A squeal of excitement or delight. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Vocalizations
    Sense id: en-squee-en-intj-VygeTnpu Disambiguation of Vocalizations: 41 25 33

Noun

IPA: /skwiː/, [skwiː] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-squee.wav [Southern-England] Forms: squees [plural]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-noun}} squee (plural squees)
  1. (informal) A cry of squee. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Vocalizations
    Sense id: en-squee-en-noun-mKHEfNst Disambiguation of Vocalizations: 41 25 33

Verb

IPA: /skwiː/, [skwiː] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-squee.wav [Southern-England] Forms: squees [present, singular, third-person], squeeing [participle, present], squeed [participle, past], squeed [past]
Rhymes: -iː Etymology: Imitative. Head templates: {{en-verb}} squee (third-person singular simple present squees, present participle squeeing, simple past and past participle squeed)
  1. (informal) To squeal with excitement or delight. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Vocalizations
    Sense id: en-squee-en-verb-8rOYvuYy Disambiguation of Vocalizations: 41 25 33

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for squee meaning in English (6.0kB)

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