Definition of "creak" [creak]

• To make a grating or squeaking sound. (verb-intransitive)
• To move with a creaking sound. (verb-intransitive)
• A grating or squeaking sound. (noun)

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• "Just then they heard a grating creak, followed by _creak, creak_, all round the Gardens."
• "This is another creak from the failing superstructure of civil life."
• "It’s pitch black, they are disoriented, and the only sound is a low rumble and creak from the belly of the ship."