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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

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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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The process left Carruthers bleeding and moaning on May 21, according to the witness, Maria DeLiberato, senior counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union's Capital Punishment Project.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 28 May 2026
The stuff with a load of people wearing wigs moaning about taxes just isn’t seen as very glamorous.

— Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026

Definition of moaning

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In a game not known for high scores, the pace of goals in this World Cup has left some fans scratching their heads.

— Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
In April, when Rojas got news that his father had been rushed to the hospital, Roberts quickly took the decision on whether to play out of Rojas’ hands, scratching him from the lineup.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026

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