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squeak

2 noun
     
squeak2 [countable]
1 a very short high noise or cry [= squeal]
squeak of
a squeak of alarm
the high-pitched squeak of a bat
2

not a squeak

if there is not a squeak from someone, they do not say anything or communicate at all:
We didn't hear a squeak from him in months.
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