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[ adjective ] having a rasping or grating sound

Synonyms

creaking screaky

Examples

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

Related terms

noisy

2
[ adjective ] worn and broken down by hard use

Examples

"a creaky shack" "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape" "a flea-bitten sofa" "a run-down neighborhood" "a woebegone old shack"

Related terms

worn

3
[ adjective ] of or pertaining to arthritis

Examples

"my creaky old joints" "rheumy with age and grief"

Related terms

unhealthy

4
[ adjective ] of or pertaining to arthritis

Examples

"my creaky old joints"

Related terms

unhealthy

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