creak (along)

as in to creep
to move slowly the line at the registry of motor vehicles was just creaking along

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Verb
  • Signs of fall are finally beginning to creep in.
    Essence, Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Alabama and Ole Miss vaulted into the club with big wins, while Texas A&M crept into minus-odds territory with a home win against Auburn.
    Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wandering among the half naked nymphs and leering wolves and buff mermen poking their lovely wet heads out of glassy forest pools, their eyes dark with wanting to drag her down to oblivion.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The robber barons and telecom wildcatters borrowed to build their empires, and dragged their financiers down with them when the music stopped.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Arisu crawls onto a mound of rubble for momentary relief, and is met with an angry Banda.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • At the time, officials concluded that a few mussels likely hitched a ride on a boat that had been in another infested area, most probably one of the Great Lakes in the Midwest, which are crawling with the critters.
    Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cooper, an alum of Ralph Lauren and the former creative director of Ash NYC, plans to rotate the displays weekly, mixing in vintage furniture from his studio’s collection and shuffling the assortment so regulars will always find something new.
    Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Typically, at this time, nearly 20 minutes after a game, players are shuffling in and out.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Following a play where he was shown suffering a non-contact injury, the star receiver limped to the locker room.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Gaines had just one carry before the fourth quarter, but when Riley left briefly after coming up limping, Gaines ripped off runs of 13 and 11 yards to help sustain a 75-yard drive that was capped by Riley’s 8-yard TD run.
    Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Creak (along).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creak%20%28along%29. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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