creak
verb (used without object)
to make a sharp, harsh, grating, or squeaking sound.
are creaking
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present progressiveof creak.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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She said sometimes there could be high caseloads or a lack of staff experience, adding: "Certainly it is the case that the services are creaking under financial strain."
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2021
The world’s electric grids are creaking under the pressure of volatile fossil-fuel prices and the imperative of weaning the world off polluting energy sources.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2021
And the Golden Arches are creaking under the pressure.
From Slate ● May 11, 2015
The bulk of the money is to be earmarked for universities, which are creaking under increasing numbers of students.
From Nature ● Oct. 30, 2014
The storm is raging and the old timbers and wainscoting are creaking and groaning.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 by Various
