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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 |
| Preterite |
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| I creaked | | you creaked | | he/she/it creaked | | we creaked | | you creaked | | they creaked |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am creaking | | you are creaking | | he/she/it is creaking | | we are creaking | | you are creaking | | they are creaking |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have creaked | | you have creaked | | he/she/it has creaked | | we have creaked | | you have creaked | | they have creaked |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was creaking | | you were creaking | | he/she/it was creaking | | we were creaking | | you were creaking | | they were creaking |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had creaked | | you had creaked | | he/she/it had creaked | | we had creaked | | you had creaked | | they had creaked |
| Future |
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| I will creak | | you will creak | | he/she/it will creak | | we will creak | | you will creak | | they will creak |
| Future Perfect |
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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 |
| Future Continuous |
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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 |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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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 |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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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 |
| Conditional |
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| I would creak | | you would creak | | he/she/it would creak | | we would creak | | you would creak | | they would creak |
| Past Conditional |
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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 |
Thesaurus| Noun | 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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