Batsqueak

//ˈbatskwiːk// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The ultrasonic noise emitted by a bat, especially as used for echolocation.
  2. 2
    A faint echo (of something); a tiny pulse, a slight wave (of feeling, emotion etc.).

    "Gómez Arias, like don Álvaro, dies without our feeling a batsqueak of regret because neither is given any redeeming features."

Example

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"Gómez Arias, like don Álvaro, dies without our feeling a batsqueak of regret because neither is given any redeeming features."

Etymology

From bat + squeak.

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