'Creaking' definitions:
Definition of 'creaking'
(from WordNet)
noun
A squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him away" [syn: creak, creaking]
Definition of 'Creaking'
From: GCIDE
- Creak \Creak\ (kr[=e]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Creaked (kr[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Creaking.] [OE. creken, prob. of imitative origin; cf. E. crack, and. D. krieken to crackle, chirp.] To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances; as, shoes creak. [1913 Webster]
- The creaking locusts with my voice conspire. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Doors upon their hinges creaked. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Creaking'
From: GCIDE
- Creaking \Creak"ing\, n. A harsh grating or squeaking sound, or the act of making such a sound. [1913 Webster]
- Start not at the creaking of the door. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]