GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Creak (krēk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Creaked (krēkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Creaking.] [OE.  creken, prob. of imitative origin; cf. E.  crack, and. D. krieken to crackle, chirp.] To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances; as, “shoes creak”.
   
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   The creaking locusts with my voice conspire. Dryden.
   
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   Doors upon their hinges creaked. Tennyson.
   
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   Creak, v. t. To produce a creaking sound with.
   
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   Creaking my shoes on the plain masonry. Shak.
   
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   Creak (krēk), n. The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.  Roget.
   
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