creaky
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creaky
- /ˈkɹiːki/
Sounds like creeky · Rhymes with -iːki
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English creak
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English creaky
From creak + -y.
adjective creakier · creakiest
- Tending to creak.
- Worn down by overuse; decrepit.
- arthritic or rheumatic.
- Of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds. creaky tone
