creak
Example Sentences
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When the wind blows hard, and their branches and boughs thrash and creak, I am convinced they will topple over and cleave my home in twain.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
She heard music everywhere: a spoon banging against a cooking pot, the honking of geese overheard, the creak and slam of a screen door.
From Salon • Jan. 19, 2026
The metal deck plates on some boats creak and wobble underfoot.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 28, 2023
As the pair plunged slowly into the darkness, the craft began to creak and groan as the pressure grew.
From BBC • Nov. 18, 2023
The sighing creak of branches and limbs when the breeze pushes them farther than they want to go.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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