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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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 continent's social shock-absorbers are creaking under the strain of a prolonged economic crisis that began in 2008 and engulfed the euro zone in a sovereign debt crisis from 2010.
From Reuters ● Mar. 18, 2013
In ten minutes' time the note is written, and the boots of Papa are creaking themselves away in the passage outside.
From The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
