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noun

Definition of creaknext
as in scratch
a harsh grating sound the creak of a floorboard

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creak

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verb

1
as in to groan

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as in to squeak

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Recent Examples of creak
Noun
Your baby was waking at every creak of the floorboard, every passing car, every branch scraping the window. — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026 Finally, John creaks open the Archives in Arlington to remember Nelson Cruz's history-making start to the 2011 season and his complicated Rangers legacy. — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
The heavy metal doors creak as Faye, the regional health official, opens them. — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 13 June 2026 Against an Algerian defence that creaked and split again and again, the Netherlands might have scored as many as five first-half goals when ending up with none. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for creak
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creak
  1. scratch
  2. groan
  3. squeak
  4. scrape
  5. whine
  6. crackle
  7. rasp
  8. moan
Noun
  • Made-from-scratch cheesecake doesn’t seem so hard when made as cupcakes where there’s no water bath, springform pan, and long chilling time required.
    — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • The report's authors said the case highlights the importance of seeking immediate medical evaluation after any direct contact with a bat, even if there is no visible bite or scratch.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of scratch
Verb
  • Soon Massachusetts society was groaning under the burden of these hordes of foreign freeloaders.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026
  • Despite the lack of goals, the game was exciting with end-to-end runs and missed chances that left fans of both teams groaning and burying their heads in their hands.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of groan
Verb
  • But the solar and battery storage project on Ute Mountain Ute land squeaked through.
    — Adam Burke, NPR, 6 July 2026
  • England squeaked out a 2-1 victory over the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Atlanta.
    — Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of squeak
Noun
  • Three people were in the silver Chevrolet truck, and all managed to escape with minor cuts and scrapes, the sheriff’s office said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
  • Open wounds include recent cuts and scrapes, surgery sites, and recent tattoos and piercings.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of scrape
Verb
  • No whining about measly travel headaches with the mother of all bad-trip sagas looming on the big screen.
    — Alex Pulaski, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • All this whining about online hate and fans being mean and blah, blah, blah.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of whine
Verb
  • There are people in the Bowie House bar sipping whiskey and having a heart to heart, there are people playing pool in the Billet Room, and there are couples enjoying an intimate moment in the Mulberry Room while the fire crackles in the background.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
  • The tang of the sauce was eye-widening and immediate, crackling with the bright, citrusy charge of tomatillos and serrano chiles.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of crackle
Noun
  • Like Dijon, svn4vr uses a dexterous, soulful rasp to fight for emotional truth from within songs that occupy shifting senses of space and bear the seams of digital assembly.
    — H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Deep and smoky with impressive control and just a touch of Etta James rasp, Spiro’s is a voice not so much influenced by jazz legends like Winehouse or Nina Simone but rather a direct descendant.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of rasp
Verb
  • Three other men appeared to be detained as Salgado Araujo lay moaning on the ground, according to his son, who said one of them was his uncle and that no one has heard from them since.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • The call lasted for 12 excruciating minutes, as Adams moaned in pain.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
Definition of moan

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