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creakiest Definition


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creak
noun
    1. A shrill squeaking noise made typically by an unoiled hinge or loose floorboard.
verb
    intr
    creaked, creaking
    1. To make or seem to make this noise.
      Thesaurus: screech, scratch, grate, squeak, grind, rasp.
Derivative: creakily
adverb
    Derivative: creakiness
    noun
      Derivative: creaky
        Squeaky.
        Tending to creak.
        Badly made or performed.
        Stiff.
      Etymology: 16c in verb sense 1; 14c in obsolete sense, said of birds ‘to utter a harsh cry'.



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