creaker
- noun
- /ˈkriːkər/
:
chirriador
- Every time the wind blew, the gate became a loud creaker in the backyard.
Examples
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The old floorboards are full of creakers.
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He was known as the creaker because his shoes always made noise in the hallway.
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The old wooden chair was a notorious creaker in the quiet library.
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I heard a creaker in the attic last night.
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The old wooden floor would often make a creaker sound when anyone walked across it.
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Every time the wind blew, the door would let out a creaker noise that echoed through the house.
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As she climbed the stairs, the aged steps produced a soft creaker, warning her of her presence.
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Etymology
The word creaker comes from the sound word creak, a simple word that copies the noise a door or chair makes, plus the ending -er which means 'one who' or 'that which'. So a creaker is a person or thing that makes a creaking sound, like an old chair, gate, or someone's shoes.