creaking
present participle ofcreak
| 单词 | creaking |
| 释义 | creaking present participle ofcreak creak verb[I] uk/kriːk/us/kriːk/When adoor,floorboard, etc. creaks, it makes alonglowsoundwhen itmovesor ismoved: Thedoorcreaked onitshinges. Iheardthefloorboardscreak as hecreptcloser. Synonym squeak Compare screechverb Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
Examplesofcreakingcreaking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Thecreakingof a door, the cracking of the tone produced by a badly handled bow on a string instrument are examples of vacillating sounds. From theCambridge English Corpus Institutions formed in one epoch could respond to fresh demands from new class forces only with muchcreakingof the joints. From theCambridge English Corpus On this track, moans combine with metallic, reverbed clicking and clattering, and gradually these give way tocreakingand stranger vocalising. From theCambridge English Corpus While this does not make it an antique, it is neverthelesscreakinga little given the pace of research in evolutionary biology and systematics - the primary subjects of this volume. From theCambridge English Corpus Such was the groaning andcreaking. From theCambridge English Corpus It winds along,creaking, for two hours. From theCambridge English Corpus He said that statistics were like a rathercreakingmachine and were not always relevant to the problem being faced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The principle that the users of the tunnel should pay for the burden of debt interest is obviouslycreakingloudly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Our current company law iscreakingwith age. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As at present organised, they are constantly groaning andcreakingunder the burden of their increased criminal business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has proved a great deal better than the poll tax, but it iscreakingat the seams now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Examining boards are oftencreakingunder strain and disillusioned students are weary of taking exam after exam. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no wonder that the social security budget iscreakingat the seams. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I submit that that is a mistake and that it propagates a system that iscreakingat the seams. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are two ways of reforming any part of our system which iscreaking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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