wheek

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/ʍiːk/

noun

The squeaking sound made by a guinea pig or other cavy.

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Meanings

nounwheek (plural wheeks)

plural wheeks

  1. The squeaking sound made by a guinea pig or other cavy.
verbwheek (third-person singular simple present wheeks, present participle wheeking, simple past and past participle wheeked)

present singular third person wheeks · participle present wheeking · participle past wheeked · past wheeked

  1. To make a squeaking sound.

Origin

onomatopoeic

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Translations

Finnish kuikutus, kuikuttaa
  • kuikutusonomatopoeia to symbolize a guinea pig's squeak
  • kuikuttaa(of a guinea pig) to squeak
German quiek
  • quiekonomatopoeia to symbolize a guinea pig's squeak
Spanish rechinado, chirrido
  • rechinadoonomatopoeia to symbolize a guinea pig's squeak
  • chirridoonomatopoeia to symbolize a guinea pig's squeak
  • chirriadoonomatopoeia to symbolize a guinea pig's squeak

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with wheek

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Cite this entry
APA

wheek. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheek

MLA

“wheek.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheek. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheek,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheek.

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