creakyadjective
uk/ˈkriː.ki/us/ˈkriː.ki/Something that is creaky creaks:
a creaky hinge/chair/bed
creaky floorboards
UK used to describe something that is old-fashioned and not now effective:
the creaky legal system
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Describing qualities of sound
- (as) clear as a bell idiom
- background
- bass 1
- brassy
- consonance
- crackle
- depth
- distortion
- easy
- grating
- harmonious
- inaudible
- low-pitched
- pitched
- plaintive
- pure
- rhythmic
- sonorous
- squelch
- tune
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Old or old-fashioned
creakily
adverb uk/ˈkriː.kəl.i/us/ˈkriː.kəl.i/
creakiness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkriː.ki.nəs/us/ˈkriː.ki.nəs/