1. creaking - Noun
2. creaking - Verb
of Creak
A harsh grating or squeaking sound, or the act of making such a sound.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWe are apt to imagine that this hubbub of Philosophy, Literature, and Religion, which is heard in pulpits, lyceums, and parlors, vibrates through the universe, and is as catholic a sound as the creaking of the earth's axle. But if a man sleeps soundly, he will forget it all between sunset and dawn. Henry David Thoreau
It was in the church that I got to love shadows and dark corners, musty cupboards and creaking floorboards. I was a perfect recruit for the Addams family. Cobwebs made me whimper with joy. Tom Baker
The old, slow, creaking descriptions are a thing of the past; today the rule is brevity - but every word must be supercharged, high-voltage. Yevgeny Zamyatin
A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. Romanian Proverb
A creaking cart goes long on the wheels. English Proverb
A creaking door hangs longest. Romanian Proverb