creak

/kriːk/

verb B2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
creaks
past
creaked
past participle
creaked
gerund
creaking

Meaning

  1. crujir

    • The old floor creaked under his feet.

      El viejo piso crujía bajo sus pies.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

rustle

Different sounds, easy to mix up in translation: a creak is what old wood or hinges make; a rustle is the soft sound of leaves or paper.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa creak?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The old floor ___ under his feet.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a creak?

verb

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