creaky

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/ˈkɹiːki/

adjective

Tending to creak.

“creaky tone”

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Meanings

adjectivecreaky (comparative creakier, superlative creakiest)

comparative creakier · superlative creakiest

  1. Tending to creak.
  2. Worn down by overuse; decrepit.
  3. arthritic or rheumatic.
  4. human sciencesOf 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

    1 more example

    creaky voice

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveworn and broken down by hard use

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decrepitderelictflea-bittenrun-downwoebegoneworn

adjectivehaving a rasping or grating sound

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screakynoisy

adjectiveof or pertaining to arthritis

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arthriticrheumaticrheumatoidrheumyunhealthy
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arthriticdecrepitderelictflea-bittenrheumaticrheumatoidrheumyricketyrun-downscreakyunhealthywoebegone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From creak + -y.

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Translations

Bulgarian скърцащ, скрибуцащ
  • скърцащ (skărcašt)tending to creak
  • скрибуцащ (skribucašt)tending to creak
Finnish natiseva, nariseva
  • natisevatending to creak
  • nariseva(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
French gémissant, grinçant
  • gémissanttending to creak
  • grinçanttending to creak
German knarrend, quietschend
  • knarrendtending to creak
  • quietschendtending to creak
Hungarian csikorgó, csikorgós
  • csikorgótending to creak
  • csikorgóstending to creak
  • nyikorgótending to creak
  • nyikorgóstending to creak
  • recsegőtending to creak
  • recsegőstending to creak
  • rozzantworn down by overuse; decrepit
  • lepusztultworn down by overuse; decrepit
  • ósdiworn down by overuse; decrepit
  • csikorgó(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
  • recsegő(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
  • érdes(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
Portuguese quebrável, quebradiço
  • quebráveltending to creak
  • quebradiçotending to creak
Russian скрипу́чий
  • скрипу́чий (skripúčij)tending to creak
Spanish rechinador, rechinante
  • rechinadortending to creak
  • rechinantetending to creak
Swedish knarrande
  • knarrandetending to creak

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with creaky

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Sounds the same

creeky

Anagrams

Craykeyackercakery
Cite this entry
APA

creaky. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creaky

MLA

“creaky.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creaky. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creaky,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creaky.

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