WordNet Dictionary- [n] a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him away"
- [adj] having a rasping or grating sound; "they were alerted by the creaking gate"; "creaky stairs"
Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Creak"ing\, n.
A harsh grating or squeaking sound, or the act of making such
a sound.
Start not at the creaking of the door. --Longfellow.