creak

noun · verbA2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

creakscrik

1.
The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

creaks

V_ing/Gerund

creaking

V_ed/pp

creakedcrik

1.
(intransitive)To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances.
Then when the four ropes were arranged the coffin was placed upon them. He watched it descend; it seemed descending for ever. At last a thud was heard; the ropes creaked as they were drawn up.
Đồng nghĩa: moan
2.
(transitive)To produce a creaking sound with.
3.
(figuratively, intransitive)(intransitive, figurative) To suffer from strain or old age.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

moan

Cùng gốc / liên quan

creakless

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English creken, criken, metathesis of Old English cearcian (to chatter, creak, crash, gnash), from *krakōn (to crash, crack, creak), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (to make a sound, cry hoarsely), ultimately of origin.