creakiness

[kreek-ee-nis]

noun

1. the fact or condition of being apt to creak.

2. the quality of being creaky; rustiness or poor condition due to age or disuse.

3. Phonetics.,  a creaky quality of the voice.

Example Sentences

Still, the set’s creakiness is no match for the musical itself, a leaden spoof of detective story tropes, bereft of any drama, wit or a single worthwhile song.

From Seattle Times

But amid that creakiness emerges something new in Colman Dock, an aspirational statement about what the ferry system could once again become.

From Seattle Times

But the threat was magnified by the anti-democratic swing of the GOP he exploited, the creakiness of the constitutional order he challenged and his increasing mastery of the loyalty-test politics he excelled at.

From Washington Post

It was old, and the woodwork and creakiness reminded me of my house.

From Literature

But Hyde stages it all with an unfussy elegance that serves the material, and any lingering creakiness is dispelled by Thompson and McCormack, who always seem to be playing people rather than ideological mouthpieces.

From Los Angeles Times