creaked; creaking; creaks
: 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
: a rasping or grating noise
Examples of creak in a Sentence
Verb
The old floorboards creaked under our feet.
The porch roof creaked with the heavy weight of the snow.
Noun
the creak of a floorboard
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New York Times, 31 July 2025
Looming over everything is the unyielding passage of time, from the quickly dwindling daylight to the players’ creaking knees.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025
And a few creaks and rattles cropped up when the exhaust roar or music didn’t drown out all other sounds—though pushing hard in the hills seemed to settle some of the trim into place better.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Verb
Wander through its low-ceilinged parlors and hearth kitchen, where wide-plank floors creak underfoot and period furnishings evoke daily life in the 17th century.
—New York Times, 31 July 2025
Looming over everything is the unyielding passage of time, from the quickly dwindling daylight to the players’ creaking knees.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
Noun
The hum of a refrigerator, the distant drone of a neighbor’s lawnmower, the tinny bleeping of a vintage Gameboy, the rhythmic creak of trampoline springs in action.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025
And a few creaks and rattles cropped up when the exhaust roar or music didn’t drown out all other sounds—though pushing hard in the hills seemed to settle some of the trim into place better.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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“Creak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creak. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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