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creaky.

Tending to creak.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɹiːki/
  1. Tending to creak.

  2. Worn down by overuse; decrepit.

  3. arthritic or rheumatic.

  4. 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
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree 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.

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