Creakiest: meaning, definitions and examples
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creakiest
[ ˈkriːkiest ]
describing sound
Creakiest refers to the quality of producing a creaking sound, typically associated with old or worn out structures like doors or floorboards. It is often used to describe the loudness or frequency of such sounds.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The creakiest floorboards made it impossible to sneak out.
- She lived in the creakiest house on the block.
- The door was the creakiest thing I had ever heard.
Translations
Translations of the word "creakiest" in other languages:
🇵🇹 mais rangente
🇮🇳 सबसे चरचराता हुआ
🇩🇪 am knarrigsten
🇮🇩 paling berderit
🇺🇦 найскрипучіший
🇵🇱 najbardziej skrzypiący
🇯🇵 最もきしむ
🇫🇷 le plus grinçant
🇪🇸 el más chirriante
🇹🇷 en gıcırtılı
🇰🇷 가장 삐걱거리는
🇸🇦 الأكثر صريرًا
🇨🇿 nejhlučnější
🇸🇰 najhroznejší
🇨🇳 最吱吱作响的
🇸🇮 najbolj škripav
🇮🇸 mest creaky
🇰🇿 ең шиқылдақ
🇬🇪 ყველაზე წაგრძელებული
🇦🇿 ən qırtıldayan
🇲🇽 el más chirriante
Etymology
The word 'creaky' is derived from the verb 'creak', which has its roots in the Middle English 'creken', thought to be imitative of the sound itself. The term has been in use since the late 14th century, reflecting the onomatopoeic nature of the sound it describes. As structures, particularly wooden ones, aged and wore with time, they would naturally produce this sound, leading to the derivative 'creaky' in the adjective form. The superlative 'creakiest' therefore implies the most pronounced instance of this characteristic sound, used often in literature and everyday language to depict the eerie soundscapes of old homes or ghost stories. The evolution of the word highlights how linguistic expressions often develop from sensory experiences, bridging the divide between auditory perception and verbal expression.