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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ABC News,
2 July 2026
War bonds would effectively be gilts, sold to the public, with the proceeds going straight to Britain’s creaking defense sector.
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Philip Aldrick,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Alicia Underlee Nelson,
Midwest Living,
22 June 2026
Iwerks worked with Bonnie Wild, a sound mixer whose credits include multiple Marvel and Star Wars projects, to piece together all of the sound from scratch — every creak of metal, every footstep and hammer, and every tractor driving across concrete.
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Matthew Jacobs,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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Verb
The 34 measures include cuts to income tax for low- and middle income families, an overhaul of the creaking pension system, tougher rules for employees' sick leave and a reduction of the country's stifling bureaucracy.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
War bonds would effectively be gilts, sold to the public, with the proceeds going straight to Britain’s creaking defense sector.
—
Philip Aldrick,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
Noun
Prairie grasses and bonnet strings whip in the wind as the creak of wagon wheels carries across the rippling grassland.
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Alicia Underlee Nelson,
Midwest Living,
22 June 2026
Iwerks worked with Bonnie Wild, a sound mixer whose credits include multiple Marvel and Star Wars projects, to piece together all of the sound from scratch — every creak of metal, every footstep and hammer, and every tractor driving across concrete.
—
Matthew Jacobs,
HollywoodReporter,
11 June 2026
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“Creak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creak. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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