creaked

CEFRB2

/kɹiːkt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Made a long, high sound when moving or under pressure.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of creak

Examples

  • The floorboards in the abandoned house creaked when we stepped on them.

  • The wooden staircase creaked under their heavy feet.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The old wooden floor creaked as he paced across the room.

  • The door creaked open.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The old wooden staircase blank loudly under the weight of the movers.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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