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Meanings of screaky in English

Having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge.

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Having a rasping or grating sound.

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Examples for "creaking"
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Below him the galleries were forsaken; they were creaking in the frost.
Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03
2
A moment later I hear a creaking noise coming from next door.
Deadly little secret
3
There was no let-up in the steady creaking of the long sweep.
The Flaming Forest
4
Lying in bed, we heard the creaking of the beams and rafters.
Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 3
5
There came a great creaking from the ceiling, just above the windows.
The Magicians of Caprona
1
You have to add creaky voice and it means something totally different.
Wired
2
Analogous measures can be taken to keep creaky old operating systems working.
In the beginning ...was the command line
3
These creaky old tools could adapt better to how we work today.
Wired
4
Mr Verloc heard the creaky plank in the floor, and was content.
The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
5
Then I heard the scraping of a creaky portal on the floor.
The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories