squeak

Noun

• something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin

• a short high-pitched noise
  • the squeak of shoes on powdery snow
    

Verb

• make a high-pitched, screeching noise
  • The door creaked when I opened it slowly
    
  • My car engine makes a whining noise
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  close call , close shave , squeaker , narrow escape , whine , screech , creak , screak , skreak