creak

[ kreek ]

/ krik /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR creak ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used without object)

to make a sharp, harsh, grating, or squeaking sound.

to move with creaking.

verb (used with object)

to cause to creak.

noun

a creaking sound.

Origin of creak

1275–1325; Middle English creken to croak, apparently back formation from Old English crǣcettan, variant of crācettan to croak

OTHER WORDS FROM creak

creak·ing·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH creak

creak , creek, croak

Words nearby creak

crazy top, crazyweed, CRC, CRE, C-reactive protein, creak, creaky, cream, cream cheese, cream cracker, cream-crackered

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Example sentences from the Web for creak

An iceberg splits with the same yawning creak as a tree beginning its fall to earth.
Has Nature Gotten Louder During the Pandemic?|Greg Noone|October 15, 2020|Outside Online
Aunt Crete leaned back self-consciously on the gray cushions, and enjoyed the creak of her silk jacket as she settled into place.
Aunt Crete's Emancipation|Grace Livingston Hill
Then there was the creak—creak—creak of a window being softly raised, after the fastening had been thrust back.
The Parson O' Dumford|George Manville Fenn
They stood in a silent group, believing him to be asleep, and afraid to sit down, lest a chair should creak and wake him up.
For Woman's Love|Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth

Finally there was a creak from a chair, and the footsteps ceased.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes|Arthur Conan Doyle
What is any man's discourse to me, if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of crickets?
Excursions and Poems|Henry David Thoreau

British Dictionary definitions for creak

creak

/ (kriːk) /

verb

to make or cause to make a harsh squeaking sound

(intr) to make such sounds while movingthe old car creaked along

noun

a harsh squeaking sound

Derived forms of creak

creaky, adjectivecreakily, adverbcreakiness, nouncreakingly, adverb

Word Origin for creak

C14: variant of croak, of imitative origin

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单词	creak
释义	creak [ kreek ] / krik / SEE SYNONYMS FOR creak ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to make a sharp, harsh, grating, or squeaking sound. to move with creaking. verb (used with object) to cause to creak. noun a creaking sound. Origin of creak 1275–1325; Middle English creken to croak, apparently back formation from Old English crǣcettan, variant of crācettan to croak OTHER WORDS FROM creak creak·ing·ly, adverb WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH creak creak , creek, croak Words nearby creak crazy top, crazyweed, CRC, CRE, C-reactive protein, creak, creaky, cream, cream cheese, cream cracker, cream-crackered Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for creak An iceberg splits with the same yawning creak as a tree beginning its fall to earth. Has Nature Gotten Louder During the Pandemic?\|Greg Noone\|October 15, 2020\|Outside Online Aunt Crete leaned back self-consciously on the gray cushions, and enjoyed the creak of her silk jacket as she settled into place. Aunt Crete's Emancipation\|Grace Livingston Hill Then there was the creak—creak—creak of a window being softly raised, after the fastening had been thrust back. The Parson O' Dumford\|George Manville Fenn They stood in a silent group, believing him to be asleep, and afraid to sit down, lest a chair should creak and wake him up. For Woman's Love\|Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth Finally there was a creak from a chair, and the footsteps ceased. The Return of Sherlock Holmes\|Arthur Conan Doyle What is any man's discourse to me, if I am not sensible of something in it as steady and cheery as the creak of crickets? Excursions and Poems\|Henry David Thoreau British Dictionary definitions for creak creak / (kriːk) / verb to make or cause to make a harsh squeaking sound (intr) to make such sounds while movingthe old car creaked along noun a harsh squeaking sound Derived forms of creak creaky, adjectivecreakily, adverbcreakiness, nouncreakingly, adverb Word Origin for creak C14: variant of croak, of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to creak squeak, screech, groan, sound, scratch, scrape, rasp, crepitate, squeal, chirr
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creak

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

noun

Origin of creak

OTHER WORDS FROM creak

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH creak

Words nearby creak

Example sentences from the Web for creak

British Dictionary definitions for creak

verb

noun

Derived forms of creak

Word Origin for creak

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