creakingn.

/ˈkriːkɪŋ/

Etymology: < creak v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of creak v.:

a. of birds, etc.; esp. of geese.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [noun] > cry or call > harsh

shrikingc1374

creaking1575

yawping1576

clang1667

shriek1765

yawp1824

cawk1856

squark1860

crunk1868

cronk1878

squarking1897

1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 269 The creaking and crying that they [sc. hawks] vse in the mewe sometymes.

1653 H. Cogan tr. Diodorus Siculus Hist. 182 The creaking of the grashoppers.

1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xiii. 106 Creaking of Geese.

1923 Chambers's Jrnl. Oct. 638/1 The ‘creaking’ of the partridges still hung in the stagnant air.

b. of things.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [noun] > harshness and shrillness > creak

screak1513

creaking1520

screaking1565

creak1606

jarg1820

complaining1839

cry1873

1520 Burlesque Recipe in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 251 The krekynge of a cart-whele.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xi. 85 The creeking of shooes.

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge ix. 284 Then a gentle creaking of his door.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

creakingadj.

Etymology: formed as creak v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcreaking.

That creaks: see the verb. a creaking gate (also creaky adj.), in proverbial phrases (see quots.).

ΚΠ

1568 T. Howell Arbor of Amitie f. 29^v The creking Crow and carrion Kight.

1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. M Some creeking goose.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 111 Creaking Grashoppers.

1776 T. Cogan John Buncle I. vi. 239 But they say a creaking gates [sic] goes the longest upon its hinges.

1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda II. xx. 253 What man can ever expect to be loved who wears creaking shoes?

1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words I. 266 ‘A creaking gate hangs longest on the hinges.’ Used figuratively of an invalid, who outlives an apparently healthier person.

1888 F. Hume Madame Midas ii. ii. 127 It is said that ‘creaking doors hang the longest’.

1944 A. Christie Towards Zero 62 But it seems I am one of these creaking gates—these perpetual invalids who never die.

Derivatives

ˈcreakingly adv. in a creaking manner; with creaking.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adverb] > harsh and shrill > creak

creakingly1832

creak1848

creakily1901

1832 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 32 640 Backwards and forwards he creakingly swung.

1858 Chambers's Jrnl. 10 124 Bolts and bars..cautiously and creakingly withdrawn.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	creaking
释义	creakingn. /ˈkriːkɪŋ/ Etymology: < creak v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of creak v.: a. of birds, etc.; esp. of geese. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [noun] > cry or call > harsh shrikingc1374 creaking1575 yawping1576 clang1667 shriek1765 yawp1824 cawk1856 squark1860 crunk1868 cronk1878 squarking1897 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 269 The creaking and crying that they [sc. hawks] vse in the mewe sometymes. 1653 H. Cogan tr. Diodorus Siculus Hist. 182 The creaking of the grashoppers. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xiii. 106 Creaking of Geese. 1923 Chambers's Jrnl. Oct. 638/1 The ‘creaking’ of the partridges still hung in the stagnant air. b. of things. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [noun] > harshness and shrillness > creak screak1513 creaking1520 screaking1565 creak1606 jarg1820 complaining1839 cry1873 1520 Burlesque Recipe in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 251 The krekynge of a cart-whele. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xi. 85 The creeking of shooes. View more context for this quotation 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge ix. 284 Then a gentle creaking of his door. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2019). creakingadj. Etymology: formed as creak v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcreaking. That creaks: see the verb. a creaking gate (also creaky adj.), in proverbial phrases (see quots.). ΚΠ 1568 T. Howell Arbor of Amitie f. 29^v The creking Crow and carrion Kight. 1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. M Some creeking goose. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 111 Creaking Grashoppers. View more context for this quotation 1776 T. Cogan John Buncle I. vi. 239 But they say a creaking gates [sic] goes the longest upon its hinges. 1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda II. xx. 253 What man can ever expect to be loved who wears creaking shoes? 1854 A. E. Baker Gloss. Northants. Words I. 266 ‘A creaking gate hangs longest on the hinges.’ Used figuratively of an invalid, who outlives an apparently healthier person. 1888 F. Hume Madame Midas ii. ii. 127 It is said that ‘creaking doors hang the longest’. 1944 A. Christie Towards Zero 62 But it seems I am one of these creaking gates—these perpetual invalids who never die. Derivatives ˈcreakingly adv. in a creaking manner; with creaking. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > [adverb] > harsh and shrill > creak creakingly1832 creak1848 creakily1901 1832 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 32 640 Backwards and forwards he creakingly swung. 1858 Chambers's Jrnl. 10 124 Bolts and bars..cautiously and creakingly withdrawn. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1520adj.1568
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