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creakingly

/ˈkɹikɪŋli/ adv

With a creaking sound.

Word Origin Creakingly comes from creak, an imitative word from Middle English creken, mimicking the sound of a rusty hinge or door. The -ing and -ly suffixes make it an adverb. Related words include creaky, creakiness, and screech (a similar sound). The word is onomatopoeic, so its origin is the sound itself.

adv With a creaking sound.

The old wooden floorboards moved creakingly underfoot.

(副词) 嘎吱作响地

古老的木地板在脚下吱吱作响地移动。

(adverbio) Con un sonido de crujido.

Las viejas tablas del piso crujieron bajo los pies.

(adverbe) en grinçant; avec un grincement [En produisant un grincement.]

Le vieux plancher en bois grinçait sous nos pas.

(Adverb) knarrend; quietschend [Mit einem knarrenden Geräusch, besonders bei Bewegung oder Belastung.]

Die alten Dielen bewegten sich **creakingly** unter den Füßen.

(副詞) きしむ音を立てて。

古い木の床板が足の下できしむ音を立てた。

(advérbio) rangendo; com rangido [Com um som de rangido.]

As tábuas velhas do chão rangiam sob os pés.

Synonyms: squeakily gratingly raspingly scratchily groaningly screechingly jarringly noisily Antonyms: silently quietly smoothly soundlessly
Word parts: creak + ing + ly

Related words

creaky creakily creakiness

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