Creaky — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

worn and broken down by hard use

having a rasping or grating sound

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈiːki/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈiːki/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈiːki/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈiːki/.

Examples

a creaky shack
a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
a flea-bitten sofa

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

screaky run-down rheumy woebegone rheumatic arthritic derelict flea-bitten rheumatoid decrepit

Parts of Speech

adjective	worn and broken down by hard use “a creaky shack”
adjective	having a rasping or grating sound “creaky stairs”
adjective	of or pertaining to arthritis “my creaky old joints”

Word Forms

creak	noun	a squeaking sound
arthritis	noun	inflammation of a joint or joints
rheumatic	noun	a person suffering with rheumatism
rheumatism	noun	a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

knarrend

abgenutzt und kaputt durch harten Gebrauch

🇫🇷French

grinçant

usé et cassé par une utilisation intensive

🇪🇸Spanish

rechinador

desgastado y descompuesto por el uso intenso

🇮🇹Italian

scricchiolante

usurato e rotto dal duro uso

🇳🇱Dutch

krakend

versleten en afgebroken door intensief gebruik

🇵🇹Portuguese

rangente

desgastado e quebrado pelo uso intenso

🇷🇺Russian

скрипучий

изношен и сломан в результате интенсивного использования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चरमरानेवाला

कठोर उपयोग से घिस गया और टूट गया

🇮🇳Tamil

கிரீச்சி

கடினமான பயன்பாட்டினால் தேய்ந்து உடைந்து போனது

🇮🇳Marathi

चरचर

कठोर वापराने थकलेला आणि तुटलेला

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીકણું

સખત ઉપયોગ દ્વારા પહેરવામાં આવે છે અને તૂટી જાય છે

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്രീക്കി

കഠിനമായ ഉപയോഗത്താൽ ധരിക്കുന്നതും തകർന്നതും

🇵🇰Urdu

کریکی

سخت استعمال سے پہنا اور ٹوٹ گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

嘎吱作响的

因过度使用而磨损和损坏

🇯🇵Japanese

きしむ音

ハードな使用により磨耗して壊れた

🇰🇷Korean

삐걱거리는

심한 사용으로 인해 마모되고 파손됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cọt kẹt

mòn và hỏng do sử dụng nhiều

🇹🇭Thai

เอี๊ยด

ชำรุดทรุดโทรมจากการใช้งานหนัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

berderit

usang dan rusak karena penggunaan yang keras

🇵🇭Filipino

lumalangitngit

pagod at nasira sa pamamagitan ng mahirap na paggamit

🇲🇾Malay

berderit

haus dan rosak oleh penggunaan keras

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صرير

البالية والكسر بسبب الاستخدام الشاق

🇮🇷Persian

جیرجیر

در اثر استفاده سخت فرسوده و شکسته شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

gıcırtılı

yoğun kullanım nedeniyle yıpranmış ve kırılmış

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹרֵק

שחוק ומתקלקל בשימוש קשה

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