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verb (used without object)
1.
to make a sharp, harsh, grating, or squeaking sound.
2.
to move with creaking.
verb (used with object)
3.
to cause to creak.
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Creak
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noun
4.
a creaking sound.
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Example Sentences
- But on that first night when she heard the creak of the swing, she did not think that she was dreaming at all.
- They stop at a partly hidden door, turn the key and push it open with an appropriately spooky creak.
- But it takes a while for the elements of the film to creak into position for this anarchic explosion.
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Word Origin & History
creak
early 14c., "utter a harsh cry," of imitative origin. Used of the sound made by a rusty gate hinge, etc., from 1580s. Related: Creaky (1834).
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