What does creak mean?
Definitions for creak
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Princeton's WordNet
creak, creakingverb
a squeaking sound
"the creak of the floorboards gave him away"
whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreakverb
make a high-pitched, screeching noise
"The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise"
Wiktionary
creaknoun
The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.
creakverb
To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances.
creakverb
To produce a creaking sound with.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Creakverb
Etymology: corrupt from crack.
Let not the creaking of shoes, nor the rustling of silks, betray thy poor heart to women. William Shakespeare, King Lear.
No door there was th’ unguarded house to keep,
On creaking hinges turn’d, to break his sleep. John Dryden, Fables.The creaking locusts with my voice conspire,
They fry’d with heat, and I with fierce desire. John Dryden, Virgil.
ChatGPT
creak
Creak refers to a high-pitched, harsh sound that something makes when it moves or is under pressure, often associated with old or worn-out doors, floorboards, or other objects. It can also refer to speaking in a similar high or harsh tone, often due to strain or old age.
Webster Dictionary
Creakverb
to make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances; as, shoes creak
Creakverb
to produce a creaking sound with
Creaknoun
the sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking
Etymology: [OE. creken, prob. of imitative origin; cf. E. crack, and. D. krieken to crackle, chirp.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Creak
krēk, v.i. to make a sharp, grating sound, as of a hinge, &c.—n. a grating noise, as of an unoiled hinge.—adv. Creak′ily.—adj. Creak′y. [From the sound, like crake and croak.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
creak
The straining noise made by timbers, cabin bulk-heads, and spars in rolling.
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Anagrams for creak »
acker
Crake
crake
caker
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of creak in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of creak in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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- The Arabic translation for "creak" is "صرير".Arabic
- скрибуцам, скърцам, скърцане, скрибуцанеBulgarian
- The translation of "creak" to Czech is "skřípění."Czech
- knirken, knagenDanish
- knarren, quietschenGerman
- The word "creak" in Greek is "τρίξιμο" (pronounced "tríximo").Greek
- knaroEsperanto
- crujidoSpanish
- The English word "creak" can be translated to Persian as "صدای جیر جیر" (pronounced: sédāye jir jir) or "جیر جیر کردن" (pronounced: jir jir kardan) depending on the context. If you're referring specifically to the sound, "صدای جیر جیر" is more suitabPersian
- kitistä, natista, kitisyttää, kitinä, narisuttaa, narista, natina, natisuttaa, narinaFinnish
- craquer, craquementFrench
- The Irish translation for "creak" is "creach."Irish
- The translation of "creak" in Hindi is "चरचराना" (charcharana).Hindi
- nyikorgás, recsegés, reccsenés, ropogás, csikorgásHungarian
- The word "creak" translates to Armenian as "կլնչել" (k'lynchel).Armenian
- The translation of "creak" to Indonesian is "berderak" or "berdecit," depending on the context.Indonesian
- scricchiolio, cric, scricchiolareItalian
- The translation of "creak" to Hebrew is " creak" (קְרַקְרַק). However, if you're referring to the sound made by something like a door or a floor, the Hebrew word is "חריקה" (cherikah).Hebrew
- 軋む, きいきいJapanese
- The word "creak" can be translated to Kannada as " ಕರಬು" (karabu).Kannada
- The word "creak" in Korean can be translated as "삐걱거림" (piggeokgeorim) or simply "삐걱" (piggeok) as an onomatopoeic expression.Korean
- The Latin word for "creak" is "crepitus." If you need a specific context or a different form of the word, please let me know!Latin
- kekē, ngākeke, pātētē, whēkeMāori
- The translation of "creak" in Dutch is "kraak."Dutch
- The word "creak" in Norwegian can be translated as "knekk" or "knekke," depending on the context. If you're referring to a creaking sound made by wood or a door, "knirke" can also be appropriate. Would you like more context or examples?Norwegian
- trzeszczećPolish
- ranger, rangidoPortuguese
- The word "creak" translates to Romanian as "scârțâi".Romanian
- скрипеть, скрипнуть, скрипRussian
- knaka, knarraSwedish
- The English word "creak" can be translated to Tamil as "கிரீக்" (pronounced as "kirk"). If you need a more descriptive term, it can also be translated as "சொட்டுதல்" (pronounced as "sottuthal"). This can refer to the sound made by something that creaTamil
- కీచుమను ధ్వనిTelugu
- The translation of "creak" to Thai is "เสียงเอี๊ยดอ๊าด" (s̄ī̀ng ēī̂yḍ x̀ā́t).Thai
- The translation of "creak" to Turkish is "gıcırtı."Turkish
- The word "creak" translates to "скрип" in Ukrainian.Ukrainian
- The word "creak" can be translated to Urdu as "چرچرانا" (Chirchirana).Urdu
- The word "creak" can be translated to Vietnamese as "kêu creak" or "kêu cọt kẹt," depending on the context.Vietnamese
- The word "creak" can be translated to Yiddish as "קריק" (pronounced: "krik").Yiddish
- The word "creak" can be translated to Simplified Chinese as "吱吱声" (for the sound) or "嘎吱" (as a verb).Chinese
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