creak
verb (used without object)
to make a sharp, harsh, grating, or squeaking sound.
had been creaking
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past perfect progressiveof creak.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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"Oh, I've been feeling better and better, but to-day it's as if a door that had been creaking on its hinges was flung wide open."
From Bella Donna A Novel by Robert Smythe Hichens
