creak

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kri:k/

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• Homophone: creek

Noun

Singular creak

Plural creaks

1. (countable & uncountable) A type of sound. The sound of a door with rusty hinges is a creak.

   I heard a strange creak from my car's engine.

Related words

• squeak

Verb

Plain form creak

Third-person singular creaks

Past tense creaked

Past participle creaked

Present participle creaking

1. To make a creak sound.

   The door creaked as I opened it.