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[syn: creak, creaking]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Creak \Creak\ (kr[=e]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Creaked
(kr[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Creaking.] [OE. creken, prob.
of imitative origin; cf. E. crack, and. D. krieken to
crackle, chirp.]
To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by
the friction of hard substances; as, shoes creak.
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The creaking locusts with my voice conspire. --Dryden.
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Doors upon their hinges creaked. --Tennyson.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Creaking \Creak"ing\, n.
A harsh grating or squeaking sound, or the act of making such
a sound.
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Start not at the creaking of the door. --Longfellow.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
creaking
n 1: a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him
away" [syn: creak, creaking]