Creaky

//ˈkɹiːki//

Synonyms for "creaky" (29 found)

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Closest matches (6)

acute ear piercing flea bitten

Adjective(3 words)

arthritic decrepit derelict

Strong matches (9)

Adjective(3 words)

flea-bitten rheumatic rheumatoid

howling keen penetrating piercing piping rheumatoid

Related words (14)

Adjective(4 words)

rheumy run-down screaky woebegone

Adjective(1 words)

screaky sharp shrieking shrill squeaky thin wailing whining whistling

Related word relations

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6 relation types

Synonyms

3 entries

flea bitten rheumatoid screaky

derived

3 entries

creakily creakiness noncreaky

derived from

1 entries

has context

1 entries

related to

8 entries

arthritic arytenoid cartilage creak decrepit larynx phonation rheumatic

similar

3 entries

noisy unhealthy worn

Translations

28 translations across 9 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries

скрибуцащ adj (tending to creak)
скърцащ adj (tending to creak)

Finnish

2 entries

nariseva adj ((linguistics) of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds)
natiseva adj (tending to creak)

French

2 entries

grinçant adj (tending to creak)
gémissant adj (tending to creak)

German

2 entries

knarrend adj (tending to creak)
quietschend adj (tending to creak)

Hungarian

4 entries

csikorgó adj (tending to creak)
csikorgó adj ((linguistics) of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds)
csikorgós adj (tending to creak)
lepusztult adj (worn down by overuse; decrepit)

Portuguese

2 entries

quebradiço adj (tending to creak)
quebrável adj (tending to creak)

Russian

1 entries

скрипу́чий adj (tending to creak)

Spanish

2 entries

rechinador adj (tending to creak)
rechinante adj (tending to creak)

Swedish

1 entries

knarrande adj (tending to creak)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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Yanni is walking up the creaky steps.

Source: tatoeba (8784335)

“We all have creaky knees when we bend down,” said Jimmy Fallon, the popular American comedian from “The Tonight Show”.

Source: tatoeba (10928503)

Lukas went down the creaky steps.

Source: tatoeba (11649625)

Tobias heard the creaky fence being pushed.

Source: tatoeba (11670718)

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