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Creaked | Creaking | Creak | Creaks

Creaked meaning

simple past and past participle of creak

Using Creaked

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of creak
  • In the example corpus, creaked often appears in combinations such as: creaked open, creaked and.

Context around Creaked

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

alliance 1× everything 1× door 1×

Often after:

open 2× elsewhere 1×

Sentence patterns with Creaked

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as they creaked and crackled 1× clanked and creaked and had 1× might have creaked open when 1× nationalist alliance creaked elsewhere as 1× pews that creaked when people 1× so everything creaked 1× the door creaked open 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but the sheeted 1× footsteps thudded down 1× i always thought 1× i remember plaster 1× the door to 1× the less than 1×

Common sentence endings:

cheek to cheek 1× door creaked open 1× economy after covid 1× occupied west bank 1× so everything creaked 1× systems or elevators 1×

Words around Creaked

Just before it in the word index:

creak 12 creagh 9 creager 5 creagan 2 cready 2 creach 2

Just after it in the word index:

creaking 45 creaks 9 creaky 25 cream 2.584 creamed 32 creamer 40

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Creaked

  • In this selection, "creaked" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, alliance, everything, door, open and elsewhere stand out and add context to how "creaked" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as they creaked and crackled and clanked and creaked and had. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "creaked" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with creaked

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This was an old Victorian, so everything creaked. (8 words)

Footsteps thudded down the hall and the door creaked open. (10 words)

I remember plaster ceilings which leaked, and pews that creaked when people shifted weight from cheek to cheek. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

But the sheeted ghost began to gain ground on stage in the 19th century because an armored ghost could not satisfactorily convey the requisite spookiness: it clanked and creaked, and had to be moved about by complicated pulley systems or elevators. (41 words)

The less than month-old religious-nationalist alliance creaked elsewhere as a far-right partner planned to boycott the weekly cabinet session in a dispute over Jewish settlement policies in the occupied West Bank. (34 words)

The door to this new fan base might have creaked open when Brand first discussed - a vague set of proposals from an influential think tank to rebuild the global economy after Covid. (32 words)

Example sentences (7)

The door to this new fan base might have creaked open when Brand first discussed - a vague set of proposals from an influential think tank to rebuild the global economy after Covid.

The less than month-old religious-nationalist alliance creaked elsewhere as a far-right partner planned to boycott the weekly cabinet session in a dispute over Jewish settlement policies in the occupied West Bank.

This was an old Victorian, so everything creaked.

Footsteps thudded down the hall and the door creaked open.

I always thought the place smelled like moth balls and the stairs were spooky as they creaked and crackled with every step.

I remember plaster ceilings which leaked, and pews that creaked when people shifted weight from cheek to cheek.

But the sheeted ghost began to gain ground on stage in the 19th century because an armored ghost could not satisfactorily convey the requisite spookiness: it clanked and creaked, and had to be moved about by complicated pulley systems or elevators.

Common combinations with creaked

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "creaked" in a sentence?
An example: "The door to this new fan base might have creaked open when Brand first discussed - a vague set of proposals from an influential think tank to rebuild the global economy after Covid." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "creaked" from authentic English texts.
What does "creaked" mean?
Creaked means: simple past and past participle of creak
How many example sentences with "creaked" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "creaked", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.