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How to pronounce creaky in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms arthritic, rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumy


my creaky old joints.
Type Words
Synonyms screaky
Derivation creak


creaky stairs.
Type Words
Synonyms decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone


a creaky shack.

Examples of creaky

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Fans rocked the creaky Beaver Stadium stands celebrating another defensive stop.
From the usatoday.com
The creaky, rambling log cabin makes a curiously delightful fantasyland setting.
From the chron.com
A crackling fire, creaky floorboards, and rough-hewn tables create a cozy haven.
From the lohud.com
Dozens of pregnant women lay splayed, groaning on rusty beds with creaky wheels.
From the india.blogs.nytimes.com
A good scary movie retells a creaky story in a manner that terrifies you afresh.
From the metro.co.uk
Nearly half its creaky machine tools and other equipment was built in the 1960s.
From the time.com
The glottalized click phonation is something like creaky voice, not an ejective.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The Cardinals need Berkman to be far more reliable and less creaky than Walker.
From the stltoday.com
Leslee and the other owner, Heather, led the two women up the creaky staircase.
From the thestate.com
More examples
  • Worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack"
  • Having a rasping or grating sound; "creaky stairs"
  • Arthritic: of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief"
  • (creakily) in a creaky manner; "the old boat was moving along creakily"