- present participle of creak.
creaking
Example Sentences
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Despite the change in venue, some things are universal in Nigeria, whose creaking grid is as infamous as Lagos traffic: as the models prepped backstage Friday, the power briefly cut out.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
A score by Latham and Shelby Gaines balances discordant, atonal tones with suspense-driven sound design that captures the creaking noises of the forest and the concealed dangers it holds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
I am sure he will get it right eventually, but at the moment they are leaking goals and creaking at the back.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
That has pushed a system, already creaking under years of under-investment and trade sanctions, to the point of collapse.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
But at last with a great creaking and sighing he heaved up his enormous body, signed to the slaves to precede him with the lights and went out.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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