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Definition of creak
intransitive verb
: to make a prolonged grating or squeaking sound often as a result of being worn-out; also : to proceed slowly with or as if with creaking wheels the story creaks along to a dull conclusion
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Examples of creak in a Sentence
The old floorboards creaked under our feet.
The porch roof creaked with the heavy weight of the snow.
Recent Examples of creak from the Web
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Ichiro Suzuki’s bones didn’t suddenly start creaking and aching.
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The Cincinnati back line creaked and buckled, but never broke.
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And as the door to trade creaked open, U.S. companies took advantage.
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Billboards creaked over on their steel poles, trees crashed to the ground and roof tiles blew about like scraps of newspaper as gusts of at least 49 miles per hour lashed the city.
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The old steps creaked as Clara Rosen descended into the basement of the empty house on Robert Street in West St. Paul.
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Chains and trucks and big digger-like gadgets creak and groan, clanking bells tolling for the dead.
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Local officials argue that the water issue has been blown out of proportion by a handful of outspoken residents, whose activism sends the water district jumping through bureaucratic hoops instead of fixing a creaking system.
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With each step, wooden planks creak and moan as the bridge jiggles over rushing water.
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Origin and Etymology of creak
Middle English creken to croak, of imitative origin
creak
Definition of creak
: a rasping or grating noise
Examples of creak in a Sentence
the creak of a floorboard
Recent Examples of creak from the Web
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The female body grows and slows, pimples and dimples, and leaks and creaks.
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Entering a house and hearing the creak of wooden floorboards from above causes a gut-lurching physical reaction that so many other multiplayer shooters, with their quick respawns and heartier characters, lack.
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External sounds and sights bleed into this exhibition, which also resonates with the whir and creak and tinkle of sculptures in motion.
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None did, largely because Rice was approaching 30 and starting to creak.
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The bird imitated the creak of the ship on the way over and for some time thereafter.
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First Known Use of creak
1604
CREAK Defined for English Language Learners
creak
playDefinition of creak for English Language Learners
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: to make a long, high sound : to make a sound like the sound made by an old door when it opens or closes
CREAK Defined for Kids
Definition of creak for Students
creaked
;creaking
: to make a long scraping or squeaking sound The stairs creaked … with every step. — Astrid Lindgren, Pippi Longstocking
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