Creak — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a squeaking sound

make a high-pitched, screeching noise

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈiːk/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈiːk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈiːk/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈiːk/.

Examples

the creak of the floorboards gave him away
The door creaked when I opened it slowly
My car engine makes a whining noise

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

creaking screech screak skreak whine squeak

Parts of Speech

noun	a squeaking sound “the creak of the floorboards gave him away”
verb	make a high-pitched, screeching noise “The door creaked when I opened it slowly”

Word Forms

creaky	adjective	having a rasping or grating sound
creak	verb	make a high-pitched, screeching noise
squeak	noun	a short high-pitched noise
squeaker	noun	any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used
screech	noun	a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
screeching	noun	a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
creaking	noun	a squeaking sound
creak	noun	a squeaking sound

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

knarren

ein quietschendes Geräusch

🇫🇷French

craquer

un bruit de grincement

🇪🇸Spanish

crujir

un sonido chirriante

🇮🇹Italian

scricchiolare

un suono cigolante

🇳🇱Dutch

kraken

een piepend geluid

🇵🇹Portuguese

ranger

um som estridente

🇷🇺Russian

скрипеть

скрипящий звук

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चरमराहट

एक चरमराती आवाज

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্রিক

একটি squeaking শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

கிரீச்

ஒரு சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రీక్

ఒక కీచు శబ్దం

🇮🇳Marathi

क्रॅक

एक squeaking आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્રેક

એક squeaking અવાજ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രീക്ക്

ഒരു ഞരക്കം ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੀਕਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਚੀਕਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

کریک

ایک چیخنے والی آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吱吱作响

吱吱声

🇯🇵Japanese

きしむ音

🇰🇷Korean

삐걱거리다

삐걱거리는 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cọt kẹt

một âm thanh chói tai

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงดังเอี๊ยด

เสียงแหลม

🇮🇩Indonesian

berderak

suara mencicit

🇵🇭Filipino

langitngit

isang langitngit na tunog

🇲🇾Malay

berderit

bunyi berdecit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صرير

صوت صرير

🇮🇷Persian

کرک کردن

صدای جیرجیر

🇹🇷Turkish

gıcırtı

gıcırtılı bir ses

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲרִיקָה

צליל חריקה

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