creaking

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

creaking
    n 1: a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him
         away" [syn: {creak}, {creaking}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
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         The creaking locusts with my voice conspire. --Dryden.
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         Doors upon their hinges creaked.         --Tennyson.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Creaking \Creak"ing\, n.
   A harsh grating or squeaking sound, or the act of making such
   a sound.
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         Start not at the creaking of the door.   --Longfellow.
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