creaked; creaking; creaks
: 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 story creaks along to a dull conclusion
: a rasping or grating noise
Examples of creak in a Sentence
Verb
The old floorboards creaked under our feet.
The porch roof creaked with the heavy weight of the snow.
Noun
the creak of a floorboard
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Kjartan Rist, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
My eyelids were heavy, my hips were creaking in protest, and my legs were no longer useful.
—Emma Loewe, Outside Online, 9 Mar. 2025
Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2025
The set is a ship’s deck that tilts and creaks ominously while a screen plays eerily textured footage of a roiling ocean.
—Houman Barekat, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Doctors are burning out, systems are creaking and patients are suffering.
—Kjartan Rist, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
My eyelids were heavy, my hips were creaking in protest, and my legs were no longer useful.
—Emma Loewe, Outside Online, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
My assumption is that most rational human beings would happily stay in a warm and cozy office and simply listen to the building creak and groan under the force of the violent gusts.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2025
The set is a ship’s deck that tilts and creaks ominously while a screen plays eerily textured footage of a roiling ocean.
—Houman Barekat, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Creak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creak. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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