creaky

[kree-kee]

creak·y

[kree-kee]
adjective, creak·i·er, creak·i·est.
1.
creaking or apt to creak: a creaky stairway.
2.
run-down; dilapidated: a creaky shack.
3.
Phonetics. (of the voice) produced by vibration of a small portion of the vocal cords while the arytenoid cartilages are held together, with little breath being released; laryngealized.

Origin:
1825–35; creak + -y1

creak·i·ly, adverb
creak·i·ness, noun
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Creaky is always a great word to know.
So is liquid. Does it mean:
unvoiced or voiceless; utilizing the breath exclusively in the production of a speech sound
a frictionless speech sound with only a partial obstruction of the breath stream whose utterance can be prolonged, especially l and r
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World English Dictionary
creak (kriːk)
 
vb
1.  to make or cause to make a harsh squeaking sound
2.  (intr) to make such sounds while moving: the old car creaked along
 
n
3.  a harsh squeaking sound
 
[C14: variant of croak, of imitative origin]
 
'creaky
 
adj
 
'creakily
 
adv
 
'creakiness
 
n
 
'creakingly
 
adv

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