nnoun.eventa squeaking soundSynset:creaking
Examples:- the creak of the floorboards gave him away
Derivationally Related Form:creakcreaky
Hypernyms:noise
Inherited Hypernyms:creaknoisesoundhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.perceptionmake a high-pitched, screeching noiseSynset:screak screech skreak squeak whine
Examples:- The door creaked when I opened it slowly
- My car engine makes a whining noise
Derivationally Related Form:screechsqueakscreechingsqueakercreakcreaking
Hypernyms:make noise noise resound
Inherited Hypernyms:whinemake noisesoundcause to be perceived
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Cars --- in the streets (apply to: skreak, screech, screak, squeak) | The streets --- with cars (apply to: skreak, screech, screak, squeak) | The doors --- (apply to: creak)