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  • noun Plural form of creak.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of creak.

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Examples

  • The baldric of his great sword creaks as he advances toward his wife.

    The High Crusade Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1960

  • Other Tips • It's worth also noting that Twitter sometimes "creaks" due to it's popularity.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • We huddle beneath thin blue covers as the door creaks open and the light from the hallway pours in.

    The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011

  • We stop at a concrete asphalt barrier and a metal gate that creaks open at the sound of our idling engine.

    Down and Delirious in Mexico City Daniel Hernandez 2011

  • The wooden door leading to the chapel, much battered and stained, creaks as it swings open.

    Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer Lucy Weston 2011

  • Ready to cry from twenty hours in the saddle, he learned to ignore the thousand aching creaks in his body and with the stoic brag of silence to withstrain from his blankets until the hard-bitten punchers led the way.

    CHAPTER V 2010

  • Every night, my father kicked his shoes off and they hit hard against the wall, the bed squeaked as he slid under the sheets across the hall from my mother, and if I was tired enough, I mistook the creaks of his bed for the cracks of his bones.

    The Adults Alison Espach 2011

  • After Crank brought me the sleeping bag, I waited until silence descended beyond my bedroom door, a silence broken only by the natural creaks and moans of the house.

    Darkness Becomes Her Kelly Keaton 2011

  • These sounds were being made by sneaky feet, and judging by the number of creaks, it was safe to say that there were many.

    Show Stoppah Thomas Slater 2011

  • The wheels on a car don't make noise, it's the gravel that's being pushed down, the rock that's smothering his brother, the dirt making room where there is none, the pavement that creaks.

    Pocket Rocket Mary Hamilton 2010

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