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creakingly

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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.
[Middle English creken, croak, complain, of imitative origin.]
creaking·ly adv.
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Adv.1.creakingly - in a creaky manner; "the old boat was moving along creakily"
creakily, screakily


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