noun · rare

creak

creak · creaks

скрип

Quietschen, Knarren

The sound produced by anything that creaksThe sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.

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/kɹiːk/

» The door creaked.

Die Tür hat gequietscht. — Espi

Дверь скрипнула. — soweli_Elepanto

Дверь заскрипела. — marafon

Двері скрипнули. — deniko

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Meaning

1 senses

The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.
Knarren, Quietschen
скри́пskríp
a squeaking sound

Examples

84 sentences

The door creaked.
Двері скрипнули. — deniko
ruДверь скрипнула. — soweli_Elepanto
deDie Tür hat gequietscht. — Espi
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The iron door slowly creaked open.
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Tom turned around when he heard the floorboard creak.
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I heard the door creak open and turned to see who was there.
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Tom heard the floorboards creaking above him.
deTom hörte über sich die Bodenbretter knarren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

the sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

the sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking:

Origin

From Middle English creken, criken, metathesis of Old English cearcian (“to chatter, creak

From Middle English creken, criken, metathesis of Old English cearcian (“to chatter, creak, crash, gnash”), from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn (“to crash, crack, creak”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to make a sound, cry hoarsely”), ultimately of imitative origin.

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