creak

Example Sentences

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"Derry Girls just creaked the door open ... because there's such trust in the fact that people will watch a story about that place, about those people," she said.

From Barron's

Fennell begins on a black screen and the sound of creaks and moans.

From Los Angeles Times

Slowly, the door creaks open, revealing the shadow of Mom’s face.

From Literature

She thundered to the place where the sound came from, the mill channel up ahead, where the great wheel creaked and strained.

From Literature

This hotel was so quiet that he could hear every creak of wood floorboards and the cry of night animals and insects.

From Literature