creaky
creaky · creakier · creakiest
старий, зношений, ветхий
скрипучий
quietschend, knarrend
Tending to creakTending to creak.
/ˈkɹiːki/
» Lukas went down the creaky steps.
Meaning
4 sensesTending to creak.
knarrend, quietschend
скрипу́чийskripúčij
Worn down by overuse; decrepit.
worn and broken down by hard use
Arthritic or rheumatic.
Of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds.
creaky tone
creaky voice
Examples
9 sentencesLukas went down the creaky steps.
Yanni is walking up the creaky steps.
Tobias heard the creaky fence being pushed.
The floors were creaky.
These stairs are creaky.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
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Forms
creakier, creakiestSynonyms
10 synonymsClose in meaning
- having a rasping or grating sound:screaky
- worn and broken down by hard use:decrepitderelictflea-bittenrun-downwoebegone
- of or pertaining to arthritis:arthriticrheumaticrheumatoidrheumy
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedcreak
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form