creaky

[kree-kee]

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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.

Origin of creaky

First recorded in 1825–35; creak + -y¹

Related formscreak·i·ly, adverbcreak·i·ness, noun

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Contemporary Examples of creaky

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
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
We'll pay a hundred dollars an hour to sit in a creaky chair.
My Conversation with John Updike
Barbara Probst Solomon
January 29, 2009

Historical Examples of creaky

Myron mounted a creaky stairway guiltless of carpet and found himself in a narrow hall from which four doors opened.
Full-Back Foster
Ralph Henry Barbour
He hobbled up the creaky steps with his club-foot, and knocked timidly at the door.
The Goose Man
Jacob Wassermann
Then came a nervous shuffling of boots on the creaky boards.
The Border Legion
Zane Grey
Then he shaped with his mouth to use that and not the stairs, for the stairs were creaky.
W. A. G.'s Tale
Margaret Turnbull
Thorndyke asked, as the cabman's footsteps faded away in a creaky diminuendo.
The Mystery of 31 New Inn
R. Austin Freeman