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creak
creaka squeaking or grating sound: The floorboards creak. Not to be confused with:creek – a small stream: A creek runs through the property.creak C0732100 (krēk)intr.v. creaked, creak·ing, creaks 1. To make a grating or squeaking sound.2. To move with a creaking sound.n. A grating or squeaking sound. [Middle English creken, croak, complain, of imitative origin.] creak′ing·ly adv.creak (kriːk) vb1. to make or cause to make a harsh squeaking sound2. (intr) to make such sounds while moving: the old car creaked along. na harsh squeaking sound[C14: variant of croak, of imitative origin] ˈcreaky adj ˈcreakily adv ˈcreakiness n ˈcreakingly advcreak (krik) v.i. 1. to make a sharp, grating, or squeaking sound. 2. to move slowly with or as if with such a sound. v.t. 3. to cause to creak. n. 4. a creaking sound. [1275–1325; appar. Old English crǣcettan, variant of crācettan to croak] creak Past participle: creaked Gerund: creaking
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I creak | you creak | he/she/it creaks | we creak | you creak | they creak |
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I creaked | you creaked | he/she/it creaked | we creaked | you creaked | they creaked |
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I am creaking | you are creaking | he/she/it is creaking | we are creaking | you are creaking | they are creaking |
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I have creaked | you have creaked | he/she/it has creaked | we have creaked | you have creaked | they have creaked |
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I was creaking | you were creaking | he/she/it was creaking | we were creaking | you were creaking | they were creaking |
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I had creaked | you had creaked | he/she/it had creaked | we had creaked | you had creaked | they had creaked |
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I will creak | you will creak | he/she/it will creak | we will creak | you will creak | they will creak |
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I will have creaked | you will have creaked | he/she/it will have creaked | we will have creaked | you will have creaked | they will have creaked |
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I will be creaking | you will be creaking | he/she/it will be creaking | we will be creaking | you will be creaking | they will be creaking |
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I have been creaking | you have been creaking | he/she/it has been creaking | we have been creaking | you have been creaking | they have been creaking |
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I will have been creaking | you will have been creaking | he/she/it will have been creaking | we will have been creaking | you will have been creaking | they will have been creaking |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been creaking | you had been creaking | he/she/it had been creaking | we had been creaking | you had been creaking | they had been creaking |
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I would creak | you would creak | he/she/it would creak | we would creak | you would creak | they would creak |
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I would have creaked | you would have creaked | he/she/it would have creaked | we would have creaked | you would have creaked | they would have creaked | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | creak - a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him away"creakingnoise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" | Verb | 1. | creak - make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise"screak, screech, skreak, squeak, whinemake noise, noise, resound - emit a noise |
creakverb squeak, grind, scrape, groan, grate, screech, squeal, scratch, rasp The bed-springs creaked.Translationscreak (kriːk) verb to make a sharp grating sound. That chair is creaking beneath your weight. 嘎吱作響 吱吱嘎嘎作响 noun such a sound. The strange creaks in the old house kept the girl awake. 吱嘎聲 吱嘎声ˈcreaky adjective 吱嘎作響的 吱嘎声的ˈcreakiness noun 吱嘎作響 吱嘎声creak
a creaking door hangs longestSick people often outlive healthy people. Oh, I wouldn't worry about Uncle Stu—he's been sick for years, and a creaking door hangs longest.See also: creak, door, hang, longcreaking door hangs longest and creaking gate hangs longestProv. Sickly people often live longer than healthy ones. Jill: I'm worried that my grandmother may not live much longer. She's been sick for so many years. Jane: Well, if it's any comfort, I've heard that a creaking door hangs longest.See also: creak, door, hang, longcreak
Synonyms for creakverb squeakSynonyms- squeak
- grind
- scrape
- groan
- grate
- screech
- squeal
- scratch
- rasp
Synonyms for creaknoun a squeaking soundSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make a high-pitched, screeching noiseSynonyms- screak
- screech
- skreak
- squeak
- whine
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