creak
31creak — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English creken to croak, of imitative origin Date: 1583 to make a prolonged grating or squeaking sound often as a result of being worn out; also to proceed slowly with or as if with creaking wheels < the… …
32creak — 1. noun /kɹiːk/ The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking. 2. verb /kɹiːk/ a) To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances. Then when the four ropes were arranged the coffin was placed… …
33creak — Synonyms and related words: caterwaul, chirk, chirking, chirp, chirrup, crick, howl, keen, pipe, screak, scream, screech, shriek, shrill, skirl, skreigh, squawk, squeak, squeal, stridulate, stridulation, ululate, ululation, wail, whine, whistle,… …
34creak — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. squeak, stridulate. See loudness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. squeak, grate, rasp; see sound 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. squeak, grate, rasp, groan, squeal, screech, squawk …
35creak — creek …
36creak — kriËk n. squeak, harsh grating noise v. squeak, make a harsh grating noise …
37creak — verb 1》 make a harsh sound when being moved or when pressure is applied. 2》 show weakness or frailty under strain. noun a creaking sound. Derivatives creaking adjective creakingly adverb creaky adjective (creakier, creakiest). Origin …
38creak — verb the rusty gate creaked in the wind Syn: squeak, grate, rasp; groan, complain …
39creak — v grate, grind, grit, jar, jangle, clank; scrape, scratch, rasp, stridulate; squeak, screak, screech, shrill, shriek, scream …
40creak — E e ina, u ina; manunu (as bones) …
