creak
verb (used without object)
to make a sharp, harsh, grating, or squeaking sound.
had creaked
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past perfectof creak.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Kent burst forward on the break but was eventually snuffed out, while Sakala lashed an uncontrolled shot well over the bar when a clear and rare sight of goal had creaked open.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2022
With scores of witnesses and mountains of legal paperwork, the case had creaked through a Philippine justice system that is famous for being overburdened, underfunded and vulnerable to pressure from elites.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 19, 2019
But what worried bed managers was that the system had creaked so much without any severely cold weather or obvious rise in flu cases.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2015
Of course, the door to privatisation had creaked open long before.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 1, 2013
They creaked, when Marian had creaked three times to account for Kay and Wart as well as for herself, one hundred times.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
