creaky

[ kree-kee ]

/ ˈkri ki /

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adjective, creak·i·er, creak·i·est.

creaking or apt to creak: a creaky stairway.

run-down; dilapidated: a creaky shack.

Phonetics. (of the voice) produced by vibration of a small portion of the vocal cords while the arytenoid cartilages are held together, with little breath being released; laryngealized.

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Origin of creaky

First recorded in 1825–35; creak + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM creaky

creak·i·ly, adverbcreak·i·ness, noun

Words nearby creaky

crazyweed, CRC, CRE, C-reactive protein, creak, creaky, cream, cream cheese, cream cracker, cream-crackered, creamcups

How to use creaky in a sentence

Those Sixers fans must understand that Beal’s creaky hamstring is getting better, not worse, and that his 25-point night against the Pacers came in just 28 minutes — load management in the playoffs.
These Wizards are many things as they enter the playoffs. Afraid is not one of them.|Barry Svrluga|May 21, 2021|Washington Post
Dody Fugate lives in a creaky, low-ceilinged prefab on seven acres of scrub outside Santa Fe.
The Search for a Ranger Who Was Lost and Never Found|Brendan Borrell|April 1, 2021|Outside Online
I’d been invited to dinner at the home of one of my fellow guides, and when I stepped onto the creaky floorboards of the old cottage, I discovered a woman in jeans and sandals and a sleeveless shirt stirring soup on the stove.
Notes from a Moab Trailer|Mark Sundeen|March 23, 2021|Outside Online
That preconception primes our minds to run wild whenever we hear a creaky floorboard or feel a sudden chill.
Why do we see ghosts?|Jake Bittle|October 6, 2020|Popular-Science

The migration will also mean Element will be replacing the current “creaky” matrix-appservice-gitter bridge.
Element acquires Gitter to get more developers on board with the open Matrix messaging protocol|Natasha Lomas|September 30, 2020|TechCrunch
Manson seemed to breathe soundlessly, to walk with unbelievable silence over creaky floors.
Gay Talese on Charlie Manson’s Home on the Range|Gay Talese|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To make matters worse, the system is pushing more people through the same creaky infrastructure.
Summer Air Travel From Hell: Get Ready for Crowded Planes|Daniel Gross|May 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Roth-directed drama is an almost unwatchable muddle of horror tropes and painfully creaky dialogue.
‘Hemlock Grove’: Netflix’s Latest Original Show Is Scary Bad|Jace Lacob|April 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And when Bush misled our nation into war, the creaky old son of the coalfields gave his greatest roar.
Remembering Robert Byrd|Paul Begala|June 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The songs, which have creaky titles like “All that Razz” and “Hooray for What's-not-good,” are belted out with pitchy gusto.
The Worst Awards in Hollywood|Sean Macaulay|March 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
As the girl spoke, footsteps were heard ascending the creaky wooden stair.
The Garret and the Garden|R.M. Ballantyne
Can't cry creaky waxworks any more than you can stinking fish.
Punch, Or the London Charivari, Volume 107, October 27th, 1894|Various
Grateful for the offer, Emily climbed into the creaky seat under the fragrant, overhanging load.
The Incendiary|W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
Since the building was of wood, I had to exercise great caution in moving about, so creaky were the boards.
13 Days|John Alan Lyde Caunter
Footsteps came from the hall, creaky noises of someone trying not to make a sound.
The Impossible Voyage Home|Floyd L. Wallace