creaking
Speech parts
1. creaking - Noun
2. creaking - Verb
Meaning
of Creak
A harsh grating or squeaking sound, or the act of making such a sound.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Antonyms
Show all antonymsHypernyms
Examples
We 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.
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.
The old, slow, creaking descriptions are a thing of the past; today the rule is brevity - but every word must be supercharged, high-voltage.
A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.
A creaking cart goes long on the wheels.
A creaking door hangs longest.