creaky
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈkriːki/
:
chirriante
- The old door made a creaky noise every time it opened, reminding us of its age.
So it goes from being like kind of a gentle creaky thing to a roaring river for maybe a week.
- So it goes from being like kind of a gentle creaky thing to a roaring river for maybe a week.
- And if I do it with creaky voice YA, it means he wears same syllable.
Examples
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It's just a creaky old house.
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I'm afraid your husband's just a creaky old man.
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No sound except the sound a creaky old house makes.
Fiction book (1997) -
I am getting too creaky in the knees to bother with them myself.
Fiction book (1993) -
This is a creaky old dinosaur.
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I know you're old and creaky, too, but this is my bed tonight.
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My old dog lazing under the creaky old ceiling fan.
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Newspapers and magazines are on the metal table, and all but one of the creaky wooden chairs are around it.
Fiction book (1999) -
"What's the matter, Aunt Mamie D.?" I said, "Are you scared in our creaky old house?"
Fiction book (1990) -
Max limps after Damien up the creaky stairs to the second floor.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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1.3
Making a high, sharp sound like a mouse or hinge
Making a loud, harsh, grating sound like some insects make
A high, thin sound a door or floor makes when moving
Making harsh rattling noises and moving in a jerky way
Antonyms
How Creaky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Creaky comes from the sound word creak, which copies the harsh noise things make when they move, much like the common word squeak. The ending -y means 'full of' or 'making' that sound, so creaky means 'making a harsh, creaking sound'.