creak
verb (used without object)
to make a sharp, harsh, grating, or squeaking sound.
has creaked
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present perfectof creak (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The Dutchman has been a central figure of a defence that has creaked all season.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
For every barge of returnees that has creaked into Juba, at least one more barge of their belongings has come with it.
From Time ● Dec. 2, 2011
Since the Pyramids, the globe has creaked under an accumulating weight of monuments raised to kings and leaders.
From Time Magazine Archive
Toward the world at large, the country has creaked open as slowly as an ill-oiled attic door.
From Time Magazine Archive
“He does not know that she whimpers,” says Johnson; “when a door has creaked for a fortnight together, you may observe—the master will scarcely give sixpence to get it oiled.”
From Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson by Henry Morley
