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creakiness

American  
[kreek-ee-nis] / ˈkrik i nɪs /

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

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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 • Jul. 27, 2023

By the end, I was less moved by Tony and María’s tragic love story, which veers expectedly between sweetness and creakiness, than I was by Spielberg’s sheer faith in the transporting power of movies.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2021

Weirder, one of the mystery arcs has a such a creakiness to it that “Scooby Doo” seems edgy in comparison.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2019

And without that illusion of chosen consanguinity, the expositional creakiness of Mr. Crowley’s script is laid unflatteringly bare.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2018

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

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen