- present participle of creak.
creaking
Example Sentences
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Virgil van Dijk will celebrate his 35th birthday during the knockout rounds, and his bones could be creaking if Netherlands are still in the World Cup at that stage.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The first round was marred by logistical problems and a vote count that took weeks to complete, deepening distrust in Peru's creaking institutions.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
NAIROBI, Kenya—The fast-spreading Ebola virus is overwhelming creaking hospitals and clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo, dimming hopes for quick containment of what is already the third-largest outbreak of the killer disease in history.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
One is recognizably contemporary; one takes place amid the experimental haze of the 1970s; one witnesses the 20th century just creaking to life.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
He lay in bed, listening to the sounds of the house as they changed from creaking and the wind blowing outside to the clamor of the kids getting ready.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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