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creaky

/ˈkɹiːki/

creaky adjective: tending to creak.

Adjective

creaky (comparative creakier, superlative creakiest)

  1. Tending to creak.
  2. Worn down by overuse; decrepit.
  3. arthritic or rheumatic.
  4. Of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds.
    • creaky tone
    • creaky voice

Forms of creaky

comparativecreakier
superlativecreakiest

Origin of creaky

From creak + -y.

Words formed from creaky

Phrases with creaky

Words that rhyme with creaky

11 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about creaky

What does creaky mean?
Creaky means tending to creak.
What part of speech is creaky?
Creaky is an adjective.
How do you pronounce creaky?
Creaky is pronounced /ˈkɹiːki/.

Words near creaky in the dictionary

  1. creaking
  2. creakingly
  3. creakings
  4. creakless
  5. creaks
  6. creaky
  7. creaky voice
  8. cream
  9. cream ale
  10. cream ales
  11. cream bun

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