creak

/kriːk/ verb [I]

Translation

› If something such as a door or a piece of wood creaks, it makes a long noise when it moves.

gıcırdamak, gıcırtı sesi çıkarmak

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creak noun [C] ›

gıcırdama sesi

creaky adjective › A creaky door, stair, etc creaks.

gıcırdayan, gıcırtı sesi çıkaran

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(Definition of creak verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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