creak(n = noun.event) creaking - a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him away"
is a kind of noise
Derived forms verb creak₁, adjective creaky₂

   creak(v = verb.perception) screak, screech, skreak, squeak, whine - make a high-pitched, screeching noise; "The door creaked when I opened it slowly"; "My car engine makes a whining noise"
is one way to make noise, noise, resound
Derived forms noun creak₁, noun creaking₁
Sample sentences: The doors creak

   To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances; as, shoes creak. [1913 Webster]
"The creaking locusts with my voice conspire." [1913 Webster]
"Doors upon their hinges creaked." [1913 Webster]

   To produce a creaking sound with. [1913 Webster]
"Creaking my shoes on the plain masonry." [1913 Webster]

   The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking. Roget. [1913 Webster]

creak, n. & v.
--n. a harsh scraping or squeaking sound.
--v.intr.
1 make a creak.
2 a move with a creaking noise. b move stiffly and awkwardly. c show weakness or frailty under strain.

Derivative:
creakingly adv.

Etymology:
ME, imit.: cf. CRAKE, CROAK

N  stridor, creak, creaking, discord, stridor, roughness, sharpness cacophony, cacoepy, acute note, high note, soprano, treble, tenor, alto, falsetto, penny trumpet, voce di testa, creaking, stridulous, harsh, coarse, hoarse, horrisonous, rough, gruff, grum, sepulchral, hollow, sharp, high, acute, shrill, trumpet-toned, piercing, ear-piercing, high-pitched, high-toned, cracked, discordant, cacophonous.

VB  creak, grate, jar, burr, pipe, twang, jangle, clank, clink, scream, yelp, buzz, set the teeth on edge, corcher les oreilles, pierce the ears, split the ears, split the head, offend the ear, grate upon the ear, jar upon the ear.