creaked; creaking; creaks
: to make a prolonged grating or squeaking sound often as a result of being worn-out
also
: to proceed slowly with or as if with creaking wheels
the story creaks along to a dull conclusion
: a rasping or grating noise
Synonyms
Examples of creak in a Sentence
Verb
The old floorboards creaked under our feet.
The porch roof creaked with the heavy weight of the snow.
Noun
the creak of a floorboard
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Courtney Kube, NBC News, 25 June 2024
Despite years of tough rhetoric and policies aimed at deterring the arrival of asylum seekers – devised largely to placate Farage’s supporters – Britain’s asylum system is creaking.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 16 June 2024
Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
But instead of a dramatic boom of a dynamite implosion or the smack of a wrecking ball striking the 1200 building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, all that spectators heard Friday were creaks.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
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Verb
Even mild waves throw around the service members as the jigsaw-like pieces of the pier smash into one another, making a loud, creaking noise.
—Courtney Kube, NBC News, 25 June 2024
Despite years of tough rhetoric and policies aimed at deterring the arrival of asylum seekers – devised largely to placate Farage’s supporters – Britain’s asylum system is creaking.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 16 June 2024
Noun
The stairs up to the third floor creak with the tread of his feet.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
But instead of a dramatic boom of a dynamite implosion or the smack of a wrecking ball striking the 1200 building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, all that spectators heard Friday were creaks.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 14 June 2024
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“Creak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creak. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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