creakier; creakiest
2
: showing signs of deterioration or decrepitude
a creaky old house
a creaky economy
Examples of creaky in a Sentence
The new governor promises to work to revive the state's creaky economy.
a computer system that is creaky with age
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With creaky wood floors, piles of throw blankets, and natural stone focal points, cabins are the quintessential thriller location.
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2025
Inside the house While walking through the house recently, Bader-Knight bent down to open a creaky cellar door in the floor of the Majors house.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
In his creaky, earthy style, Frost was ushering in something just as shock-of-the-new as anything the modernists would produce.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
Drag queens and Latinx celebrity impersonators have long brought their version of the late singer to the stage, mimicking her slow, creaky walk, elegant posture and rage-filled vocal delivery with affection.
—Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Mar. 2025
Inside the house While walking through the house recently, Bader-Knight bent down to open a creaky cellar door in the floor of the Majors house.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
In his creaky, earthy style, Frost was ushering in something just as shock-of-the-new as anything the modernists would produce.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
Drag queens and Latinx celebrity impersonators have long brought their version of the late singer to the stage, mimicking her slow, creaky walk, elegant posture and rage-filled vocal delivery with affection.
—Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for creaky
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“Creaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creaky. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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