wheek

English

Etymology

onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʍiːk/

Noun

wheek (plural wheeks)

1. The squeaking sound made by a guinea pig.

Translations

onomatopoeia to symbolize a guinea pig's squeak

• Finnish: kuikutus
• German: quiek (de)
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• Spanish: rechinado (es) m, chirrido (es) m, chirriado (es) m

Verb

wheek (third-person singular simple present wheeks, present participle wheeking, simple past and past participle wheeked)

1. (of a guinea pig) To make a squeaking sound.

Translations

(of a guinea pig) to squeak

• Finnish: kuikuttaa
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