Definitions

1. noun

a high-pitched, sudden, and usually faint cry, often of a mouse or other small animal.

“The old house creaked and groaned with every step, accompanied by the occasional queak of a mouse in the walls.”

2. verb

to make a high-pitched, sudden, and usually faint cry, often of a mouse or other small animal.

“The cat heard its prey queak and pounced, catching the mouse in mid-air.”