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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
creak .
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Examples
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The flimsy familiar office chair that he†™ d grown old and fat in creaked as his weight shifted slowly off its edge. “Showtime†he muttered to himself.
365 tomorrows » 2008 » April : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008
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The flimsy familiar office chair that he†™ d grown old and fat in creaked as his weight shifted slowly off its edge. “Showtime†he muttered to himself.
365 tomorrows » deviantArt Contest Runner Up : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2008
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The town creaked, but was otherwise silent, and Conan shivered, the mist chilling his spine.
Archive 2009-12-01 Reis O'Brien 2009
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The ancient floorboards overhead creaked and groaned.
Ominous Kate Brian 2011
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The town creaked, but was otherwise silent, and Conan shivered, the mist chilling his spine.
Conan Fan Fiction! Cromsblood 2009
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He again heard the whoosh of the crowbar, this time against the windshield, which buckled and creaked like a tired, wounded animal.
The equalizer Chris Miller 2011
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I briefly considered bolting, but then the side door slowly creaked open and Josh poked his head out—along with the heads of two rather large shovels.
Ominous Kate Brian 2011
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I sat down weakly and the chair creaked beneath me.
The Bird House Kelly Simmons 2011
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His chair creaked again—now he was leaning back, she knew, getting comfortable, his feet up on the blotter.
(7) Plus and Minus Nathaniel Bellows 2011
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When I first started I went to the Army and Navy Store and purchased a pair of ‘Police Boots’ They creaked and squeaked all the time I had them and I finally gave them up when the nails which held the soles on came up through the inside into my feet.
Kit Freak « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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