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have been creaking
  • present perfect progressive of creak.

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Wolves have been creaking a little bit because of injuries, especially up front, but they are at home and I fancy them to get something here.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

And if Brooklyn's Yeasayer had loaded up the cuttings that their second album, Odd Blood, received, the scales would have been creaking.

From The Guardian • Jul. 2, 2010