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Noun: creaking  kreek-ing
  1. A squeaking sound
    "the creaking of the floorboards gave him away";
    - creak
Verb: creak  kreek
  1. Make a high-pitched, screeching noise
    "The door creaked when I opened it slowly";
    - whine, squeak, screech, screak [dialect], skreak [non-standard]

Derived forms: creakings

Type of: make noise, noise, resound

Encyclopedia: Creak