creak
- to make a sharp, harsh, grating, or squeaking sound.
- to move with creaking.
- to cause to creak.
- a creaking sound.
Origin of creak
Related Words for creaks
squeak, screech, groan, sound, scratch, scrape, rasp, crepitate, squeal, chirrExamples from the Web for creaks
Contemporary Examples of creaks
In The Paying Guests, the house, which creaks and stands so still and yet so freighted, is almost a character in itself.
“I live in a house that creaks, and when I am asleep and hear that groan, it reminds me that I am back in the mine,” said Avalos.
Historical Examples of creaks
Creaks and cracks and rustlings mysterious and unexplainable.
Thankful's InheritanceJoseph C. Lincoln
This cottage rattles and creaks, and when the wind blows, it comes in through every chink.
HeidiJohanna Spyri
A thing that creaks is not standing still and gathering mildew.
When Winter Comes to Main StreetGrant Martin Overton
It is hanging on the sands—how it creaks and sways in the wind!
The Light of ScartheyEgerton Castle
We had heard lots of creaks already, but somehow this one startled us both.
Reginald CrudenTalbot Baines Reed
creak
- to make or cause to make a harsh squeaking sound
- (intr) to make such sounds while movingthe old car creaked along
- a harsh squeaking sound
Word Origin for creak
Word Origin and History for creaks
creak
early 14c., "utter a harsh cry," of imitative origin. Used of the sound made by a rusty gate hinge, etc., from 1580s. Related: Creaked; creaking. As a noun, from c.1600.