"wheek" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʍiːk/ Forms: wheeks [plural]
Rhymes: -iːk Etymology: onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-noun}} wheek (plural wheeks)
  1. The squeaking sound made by a guinea pig or other cavy. Categories (topical): Animal sounds Translations (onomatopoeia to symbolize a guinea pig's squeak): kuikutus (Finnish), quiek (German), rechinado [masculine] (Spanish), chirrido [masculine] (Spanish), chirriado [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-wheek-en-noun--AcSvqfe Disambiguation of Animal sounds: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 79 21

Verb

IPA: /ʍiːk/ Forms: wheeks [present, singular, third-person], wheeking [participle, present], wheeked [participle, past], wheeked [past]
Rhymes: -iːk Etymology: onomatopoeic Head templates: {{en-verb}} wheek (third-person singular simple present wheeks, present participle wheeking, simple past and past participle wheeked)
  1. (of a guinea pig or other cavy) To make a squeaking sound. Translations ((of a guinea pig) to squeak): kuikuttaa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-wheek-en-verb-2pBTyZA7

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "onomatopoeia to symbolize a guinea pig's squeak",
          "word": "kuikutus"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "onomatopoeia to symbolize a guinea pig's squeak",
          "word": "quiek"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "onomatopoeia to symbolize a guinea pig's squeak",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "rechinado"
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          "code": "es",
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    }
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      "word": "kuikutus"
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      "sense": "onomatopoeia to symbolize a guinea pig's squeak",
      "word": "quiek"
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      "sense": "onomatopoeia to symbolize a guinea pig's squeak",
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      "word": "rechinado"
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      "sense": "onomatopoeia to symbolize a guinea pig's squeak",
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      "sense": "(of a guinea pig) to squeak",
      "word": "kuikuttaa"
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