creak

creak  (krk)

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.

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[Middle English creken, croak, complain, of imitative origin.]

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creaking·ly adv.

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creak

Verb

to make or move with a harsh squeaking sound

Noun

a harsh squeaking sound [imitative]

creaky adj
creakiness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	creak - a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him away" creaking 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" screak, screech, skreak, squeak, whine make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise

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creak

verb squeak, grind, scrape, groan, grate, screech, squeal, scratch, rasp

Translations

creak [kriːk] vi → crujir; [hinge etc] → chirriar, rechinar

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creak [kriːk] vi [hinge] → grincer; [floor, shoes] → craquer

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creak [kriːk] vi → knarren

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creak [kriːk] vi → cigolare, scricchiolare