intransitive. To make a strident noise; to grate (or otherwise make a noise with) the teeth; to creak as a door; to croak. Obsolete exc. Scottish di…

To creak, as a wheel on its axle, a door on its hinges. Obsolete.

intransitive. To make a harsh or strident noise; to creak. Obsolete.

intransitive. To creak, make a creaking noise.

intransitive. Of a door or gate: To make a creaking noise, to grate, jar, vibrate.

intransitive. To make a harsh noise, esp. repeatedly; to creak, rattle; (in modern use) to crackle.

transferred. Of things inanimate: To emit a wheezing or creaking sound. Obsolete.

Of things such as an ungreased hinge or axle: To make a shrill grating sound. Cf. creak, v.

intransitive. To make a harsh shrill grating sound, as a hinge or axle turning with undue friction, or a hard tough substance under pressure or…

To grate harshly; to creak. Obsolete.

Nautical. To groan or creak from over-straining.

To utter loud and (usually) impassioned exclamation; to exclaim. intransitive and transitive. Of things: To emit a creaking sound.