creak
verb (used without object)
to make a sharp, harsh, grating, or squeaking sound.
creakingly
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a word derived from
creak.
Example Sentences
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“Everything that seems creakingly familiar about the country-house murder turns out to be darker and darker still.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2020
Everything that seems creakingly familiar about the country-house murder turns out to be darker and darker still.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2020
Righting this historical injustice has been a creakingly slow process over 24 years of democracy.
From Economist ● Jan. 25, 2018
At the end of the trials, when Babe ushers his sheep into the final holding pen three by three, Hoggett pivots the gate creakingly, groaningly toward the latch.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 22, 2016
As Matthias placed his paw on the spike in question, the door swung creakingly inwards.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
