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Webster 1913 Edition

Creak

Creak

(krēk)
,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Creaked
(krēkt)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Creaking
.]
[OE.
creken
, prob. of imitative origin; cf. E.
crack
,
and
. D.
krieken
to crackle, chirp.]
To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances;
as, shoes
creak
.
The
creaking
locusts with my voice conspire.
Dryden.
Doors upon their hinges
creaked
.
Tennyson.

Creak

,
Verb.
T.
To produce a creaking sound with.
Creaking
my shoes on the plain masonry.
Shakespeare

Creak

(krēk)
,
Noun.
The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.
Roget.

Webster 1828 Edition

Creak

CREAK

,
Verb.
I.
[L., Gr., to comb, scrape, rake; to cry.] To make a sharp harsh grating sound, of some continuance, as by the friction of hard substances. Thus, the hinge of a door creaks in turning; a tight firm shoe creaks in walking, by the friction of the leather.

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