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creaking

KREE-king/ˈkɹikɪŋ/

Pluralcreakings

2 meanings of creaking

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  1. 1
    nouncountable or uncountable
    A harsh, squeaking sound made by something that creaks, such as old floorboards or a rusty hinge under strain.

    The creaking of the ship's timbers grew louder as the waves rose.

    A faint creaking from the attic kept her awake all night.

    Similarsqueaking, groaning, grating

  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle of creak.

    The stairs were creaking as she climbed up to the attic.

    Branches were creaking overhead throughout the storm.

    Note

    The -ing form does more than one job. With a form of be it builds the progressive (the stairs were creaking), and as a gerund it names the action itself (creaking woke her). It also carries the verb's figurative sense of straining under age or load, so a tired body or an old system can be creaking. When it names the sound, it becomes the noun for the noise, which takes a plural: creakings.

creaking is a form of creak

creak, verb: To make a prolonged, sharp grating or squeaking sound, as when hard surfaces rub against each other. Full entry

Forms
creakcreaks he/she/itcreaking -ing formcreaked past tense, past participle
Spelling
creak → creaking: add -ing

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