creak
verb (used without object)
to make a sharp, harsh, grating, or squeaking sound.
have creaked
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present perfectof creak.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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So, just shy of 80 years since its launch, the trams of Druzhkivka have creaked their way around the city for the last time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Its economy, whose foundations have creaked under coronavirus restrictions, relies heavily on the travel industry.
From Reuters ● Dec. 22, 2021
Back and forth they must have creaked and strained, bolted and battered, gaining momentum until they catapulted thunderously overboard, capsizing the careening, helpless ferry.
From Time Magazine Archive
The boards should have creaked there and the stair-rails ought to have given under the hand—but they didn't.
From The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon by Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon
Kitty moved her chair, creaking it ominously; but Bessie had got to a most thrilling part of her subject, and Kitty might have creaked the library down before she would have roused her companion's attention.
From Wild Kitty by L. T. Meade
