creak

While Galushchenko denies any wrongdoing, the scandal has sparked anger as Ukraine's electricity grid is creaking under a barrage of attacks from Russia as the country heads into winter.

I felt the boat creak, scrape against something, & then rock gently on the water.

The rickety cage creaked slowly up—and stopped between two floors.

But though solidly directed by Elliott Nugent, it creaks under the weight of Hope’s overbearing presence, despite the fresh appeal of the underrated, and these days virtually forgotten, Goddard.

The Dutchman has been a central figure of a defence that has creaked all season.