Synonyms for creak

Most common

whine · squeak · screech · screak · moan

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances.

2. n. 1

   The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.

Related words

Word family

creakingly creaky

Forms

Plural

creaks → crisps…

Past participle

creaked
e.g. creaked → squeaked, screeched, whined, screaked…

Example sentences

• whine What possessed you to whine about "Jewish power" to me?
• squeak Sami heard the squeak of the front door opening.
• screech Magpies screech and blackbirds whistle.
• moan We lament, complain, moan and start crying out in pain.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

moan¹

5 letters

crisp¹, whine¹

6 letters

squeak¹, screak, skreak

7 letters

screech¹

In other languages

Français

craquer

Español

crujir

Deutsch

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