how to pronounce creak

/kɹiːk/

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creak is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of creak in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… it's beginning to creak at the seams and …”

meanings of creak

verb:

To produce a creaking sound with.
To suffer from strain or old age.
To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances.

noun:

The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.

creak frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word creak occurs in english on average 1.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.