to creak
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2.9
- verb
- /kriːk/
:
crujir
- The old floorboards creak with each heavy step.
So overall, the elections are going to, you know, 'cause that transatlantic bridge to creak just a little bit.
- So overall, the elections are going to, you know, 'cause that transatlantic bridge to creak just a little bit.
Examples
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The ancient floorboards of Schloss Leopoldskron creak in response to my weight.
Academic text (1998) -
At one instant, while Ledoux remains motionless, the wooden floor creaks under his weight.
Academic text (1998) -
My boy, It makes weird noises when you hold it, like it kind of creaks sometimes.
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If we had a good year, the table would be piled so high with food... that you could hear the joints creak.
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The low angle shows us the tree behind Tom, its branches still creaking in the wind.
Fiction book (1990) -
"The back of the seat responded to my slight start with a creaking noise."
Fiction book (1991) -
After a few hours of video games and cheap Merlot, the boys heard the upstairs garage door creak open and then slam shut.
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I could still hear the floorboards creak downstairs very very lightly, as if someone was trying to tiptoe but was unable to.
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Then a silence fell; the old chairs creaked and sighed as they shifted their weight.
Fiction book (1990) -
As she walked across the room, the floorboards began to creak under her weight.
Synonyms
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4.0
To make a loud, high, sharp sound that startles people
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1.4
To make a short high sound when things move or rub together
To make a short, high, harsh sound like an owl or old gate
To make a loud, high, harsh sound like a scream
To make a high sharp squeaking sound like a mouse or an old door
To make a crisp rustling sound when fabric moves
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Creak comes from a very old word that copies the sound something makes when it moves, and it is like the word squeak which also copies a small, sharp noise. So to creak is to make that 'sharp, high sound' when a door, chair, or floorboard moves.