creak
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creak
a squeaking or grating sound: The floorboards creak.
Not to be confused with:
creek – a small stream: A creek runs through the property.
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creak
(krēk)intr.v. creaked, creak·ing, creaks
1. To make a grating or squeaking sound.
2. To move with a creaking sound.
n.
A grating or squeaking sound.
[Middle English creken, croak, complain, of imitative origin.]
creak′ing·ly adv.
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creak
(kriːk)vb
1. to make or cause to make a harsh squeaking sound
2. (intr) to make such sounds while moving: the old car creaked along.
n
a harsh squeaking sound
[C14: variant of croak, of imitative origin]
ˈcreaky adj
ˈcreakily adv
ˈcreakiness n
ˈcreakingly adv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
creak
(krik)v.i.
1. to make a sharp, grating, or squeaking sound.
2. to move slowly with or as if with such a sound.
v.t. 3. to cause to creak.
n. 4. a creaking sound.
[1275–1325; appar. Old English crǣcettan, variant of crācettan to croak]
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creak
Past participle: creaked
Gerund: creaking
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| Noun | 1. | creak - a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him away" noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| Verb | 1. | creak - make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise" |
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creak
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
صَريريُصرُّ ، يًطَقْطِقُ
skřípatskřípot
knageknagenknirkeknirken
nyikorgásreccsenésrecsegésropogáscsikorgás
brakamarr, brak
girgždantisgirgždesysgirgždėti
čīkstētčīkstoņa
vŕzgať
škripanješkripati
gıcırdamakgıcırtı
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
creak
n → Knarren nt no pl; (of hinges, bed springs) → Quietschen nt no pl; (of knees etc) → Knacken nt no pl; to give a loud creak → laut knarren/quietschen/knacken; a series of creaks → knarrende/quietschende/knackende Geräusche
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
creak
[kriːk]1. vi (wood, shoe) → scricchiolare; (hinge) → cigolare
2. n (see vb) → scricchiolio, cigolio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
creak
(kriːk) verb to make a sharp grating sound. That chair is creaking beneath your weight.
noun such a sound. The strange creaks in the old house kept the girl awake.
ˈcreaky adjectiveˈcreakiness noun
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