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creak definition

creak (krēk)

intransitive verb

  1. to make a harsh, shrill, grating, or squeaking sound, as rusted hinges do
  2. to move slowly with or as with such a sound

Etymology: ME creken, to make a sound like geese, crows, etc.; echoic var. of croken: see croak

noun

such a sound

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