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1. | [ verb ] make a high-pitched, screeching noise, as of a door | |
Synonyms: | screech squawk squeak skriech skreak skreigh skriegh screak | |
Related terms: | shout make_noise scream whiner | |
2. | [ verb ] make a high-pitched, screeching noise | |
Synonyms: | squawk squeak skriech skreigh scriech screech skreak screak | |
Examples: | "The door creaked when I opened it slowly" |
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Related terms: | shout make_noise squeak screech squeaker | |
3. | [ noun ] a squeaking sound | |
Synonyms: | creaking | |
Examples: | "the creak of the floorboards gave him away" |
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Related terms: | noise squawk | |
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