Associations to the word «Creaky»

Wiktionary

CREAKY, adjective. Tending to creak
CREAKY, adjective. Worn down by overuse; decrepit
CREAKY, adjective. Arthritic or rheumatic
CREAKY, adjective. (linguistics) Of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds.
CREAKY VOICE, noun. (linguistics) A special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together.

Dictionary definition

CREAKY, adjective. Worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack".
CREAKY, adjective. Having a rasping or grating sound; "creaky stairs".
CREAKY, adjective. Of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints"; "rheumy with age and grief".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn