creak

• Nom désignant un bruit sec, grinçant ou strident, généralement produit par une porte, une planche de plancher ou un autre objet qui bouge ou subit une pression.

A noun referring to a harsh, grating, or squeaking sound, typically made by a door, floorboard, or other object when it moves or is under pressure.

1. A harsh, grating soundB1formal

   A sharp, squeaking, or grating noise, typically made by a door, floorboard, or other object when it moves or is under pressure.

   Craquement

   • The old door opened with a loud creak.
   • I heard a creak from the wooden floorboards.
   • The rusty gate made a terrible creak as it swung open.

   Synonymesgrategrindjarraspscreechsqueaksqueal

• Verbe décrivant un bruit aigu, grinçant ou strident, généralement produit par une porte, une planche de plancher ou un autre objet sous pression ou en mouvement.

A verb used to describe a harsh, grating, or squeaking sound, typically made by a door, floorboard, or other object under pressure or movement.

1. Make a harsh soundB1formal

   To make a prolonged, harsh, squeaking sound, typically when something is under pressure or moving.

   craquer

   • The old wooden floor creaked under his weight.
   • The door creaked as it slowly opened.
   • The rusty gate creaked loudly in the wind.

   Synonymesgrategrindgroanraspscreechsqueaksqueal

2. Move with a creaking soundB2informal

   To move slowly or with difficulty, producing a creaking noise.

   se déplacer en grinçant

   • The old ship creaked as it sailed through the storm.
   • He creaked up the stairs, each step a struggle.
   • The bicycle creaked along the gravel path.

   Synonymesgrategroanraspscrapescreechsqueak

   Antonymesglideslide