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creak

verb as in grind, grate with high noise

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“So all the creaking door of Alex’s house is from the dining hall at my old camp,” Martin said.

Even watching from inside, windows in our new hotel creaked under the strain.

From BBC

Despite a line-out that was creaking, Ireland's error count was low and they dictated the terms, with O'Brien's kicking game forcing Japan to run out from deep and inevitably get turned over.

From BBC

Every time he touches her, the rest of the world seems to disappear: The focus goes shallow, the fine hairs on Brie’s skin dapple in the light, her muscles creak as loudly as tectonic plates.

She’s used to hearing provisional bleachers creak under sunscreen-slathered fans as music buzzes through nearby portable speakers.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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