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[ adjective ] having a rasping or grating sound

Synonyms

screaky creaky

Examples

"they were alerted by the creaking gate" "creaky stairs"

Used in print

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

One lithe leg straddled the railing and swung loosely before the creaking , torn pales .

Related terms

noisy

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[ noun ] a squeaking sound

Synonyms

creak

Examples

"the creak of the floorboards gave him away"

Related terms

noise squawk

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