Thesaurus results for CREAKING

creaking

verb

present participle of creak

as in groaning

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as in squeaking

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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 groaning

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So everyone’s just barely squeaking by.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
But in early June last year, the Red Sox entered a series in New York at 30-34, nine games behind the first-place Yankees, before going 10-3 in their next 13 games, finishing the year on a 59-39 run and squeaking into the playoffs.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 6 June 2026

Definition of squeaking

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In keeping with the train’s approach to hospitality, the crew had arranged blankets, warm drinks, seating, and a crackling fire against the morning chill.

— Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
The bald icon, the lollipop, the legend… and the cast who kept New York’s mean streets crackling.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026

Definition of crackling

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Swinging his hips, moaning into the mic and briefly getting promiscuous with a mic stand was the authenticity that the majority-millennial crowd expected.

— Sophie Lindberg July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
Federal officers stand over a man with a bloody shirt who is handcuffed face down, moaning in pain as his left foot shakes.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of moaning

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Instagram user lucky_charmedcourt posted a series of six videos earlier this week chronicling a woman with an apparent skin condition scratching her foot.

— Perri Ormont Blumberg, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
Abrasive materials or cleaners, like steel wool and scouring pads, could risk damaging or scratching the glass and should also be avoided.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 25 July 2026

Definition of scratching

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