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creaking

verb

present participle of creak

as in groaning

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The eggs royale hit the nail on the head, although the groaning plate that passed me by with the Zetter full English did also catch my eye.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
Merchant galleons coursing into the port of Caldera would be groaning with cacao, tobacco, livestock and hardwoods, transported down by mule from the transit hub of Esparza in the mountain basin above.

— Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of groaning

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So everyone’s just barely squeaking by.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
But in early June last year, the Red Sox entered a series in New York at 30-34, nine games behind the first-place Yankees, before going 10-3 in their next 13 games, finishing the year on a 59-39 run and squeaking into the playoffs.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 6 June 2026

Definition of squeaking

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The state compared Atrium to a soccer team whining about the referees.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026
The epic whining heard across MLB over the Tarik Skubal acquisition is evidence Andrew Friedman and Dodgers management are a masterclass in demonstrating creative leadership to cultivate a winning ballclub.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of whining

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Few things are as romantic as a sip of amber beside a crackling sagebrush fire while the coyotes serenade the moon.

— Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026
Tables and seating are arranged around a crackling fire with torches and ambient lighting surround the venue under the open sky and stars.

— Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of crackling

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Hall wrote in his report that Hamilton lay down in the backseat of the police vehicle, moaning and not responding, prompting first responders to give him Narcan.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2026
Video released by the Milwaukie Police Department shows Descamps sprawled in a hospital bed, his body limp, moaning and drooling, while medical staff stood nearby.

— Brian Mann, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026

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