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- Dictionarycreaky/ˈkriːki/
adjective
- 1. making or liable to make a creaking sound when being moved or when pressure is applied: "I climbed the creaky stairs"
- 2. old-fashioned or decrepit: "the country's creaky legal system"
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CREAKY definition: 1. Something that is creaky creaks: 2. used to describe something that is old-fashioned and not…. Learn more.
The meaning of CREAKY is marked by creaking : squeaky. How to use creaky in a sentence.
CREAKY meaning: 1. Something that is creaky creaks: 2. used to describe something that is old-fashioned and not…. Learn more.
Creaky definition: creaking or apt to creak. See examples of CREAKY used in a sentence.
1. Tending to creak. 2. Shaky or infirm, as with age; decrepit: creaky knee joints; a creaky regime. 3. Linguistics Of or relating to a speech sound that is produced with the vocal cords loosely compressed, resulting in irregular, very low-pitched voicing. creak′i·ly adv. creak′i·ness n.
Something that's creaky makes a groaning or scraping sound. If your front door is creaky, its hinges might need to be oiled. The sound of footsteps on a creaky wood floor, or climbing your creaky stairs, can be spooky at night.
Definition of creaky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you describe something as creaky, you think it is bad in some way because it is old or old-fashioned.
creaky meaning, definition, what is creaky: something such as a door, floor, or bed ...: Learn more.
Shaky or infirm, as with age; decrepit. Creaky knee joints; a creaky regime. American Heritage. Of or relating to a speech sound that is produced with the vocal cords loosely compressed, resulting in irregular, very low-pitched voicing. American Heritage.
