单词 | creakily |
释义 | creakilyadv. In a creaky manner, with a creaky sound. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adverb] > harsh and shrill > creak creakingly1832 creak1848 creakily1901 1901 E. F. Benson Luck of Vails xiii. 141 His mouth was dry, and his heart hammered creakily in his throat. 1909 Daily Chron. 27 Aug. 7/6 One treading softly..the other loudly, creakily, and importantly. 1920 Blackwood's Mag. Oct. 525/1 A steamer creakily blowing off regular jets of steam. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adv.1901 |
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