creak 
a squeaking sound - the creak of the floorboards gave him away • Syn: creaking • Derivationally related forms: creak (for: creaking), creaky • Hypernyms: noise
make a high-pitched, screeching noise (Freq. 9) - The door creaked when I opened it slowly - My car engine makes a whining noise • Syn: whine, squeak, screech, screak, skreak • Derivationally related forms: creaking, screech (for: screech), screeching (for: screech), squeak (for: squeak), squeaker (for: squeak) • Hypernyms: make noise, resound, noise • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s - The doors creak
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