creak

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: creakingwhinesqueakscreechscreakskreak

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a squeaking sound“the creak of the floorboards gave him away”Synonyms: creaking

Verb (1)

  1. make a high-pitched, screeching noise“The door creaked when I opened it slowly”“My car engine makes a whining noise”Synonyms: whinesqueakscreechscreakskreak
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

The creaking locusts with my voice conspire. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Doors upon their hinges creaked. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

Creak \Creak\, v. t. To produce a creaking sound with. [1913 Webster]

Creaking my shoes on the plain masonry. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Creak \Creak\ (kr[=e]k), n. The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking. --Roget. [1913 Webster]
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