Creak

Definition of Creak

Pronunciation: krēk
v. i.1.To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances; as, shoes creak.
[imp. & p. p. Creaked (krēkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Creaking.]
The creaking locusts with my voice conspire.
- Dryden.
Doors upon their hinges creaked.
- Tennyson.
v. t.1.To produce a creaking sound with.
Creaking my shoes on the plain masonry.
- Shak.
n.1.The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.

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