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n. A harsh grating or squeaking sound, or the act of making such a sound.
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n. a squeaking sound
Word Usage
"Now and then she would rouse a little, and catch the sound of voices, or be aware that Clover or Elsie stood at the door, crying softly; or that Aunt Izzie, in creaking slippers, was going about the room on tiptoe."