creak

• After this meal Kunda was again locked in, and Hira returned to her work till night, when she again made up the beds as before Creak, creak, creak--the sound of the chain of the outer door gently shaken. —  The Poison Tree A Tale of Hindu Life in Bengal
• But, just as we'd get nicely settled, we'd hear a creak-creak, and here would come Rupert nosing around Lookin' for anybody special?" —  Wilt Thou Torchy
• The toll is paid; creak, creak, again go the wheels, and the huge hay-mow vanishes into the morning mist. —  Twice Told Tales
• Uncle John was right behind him The door swung open without so much as a creak, and Hal stepped out. —  The Boy Allies in Great Peril Or, With the Italian Army in the Alps
• We heard the stairs creak, creak, and cease, also for good. —  The Amateur Cracksman

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