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noncreaky

adj

Etymology

From non- + creaky.

  1. derived from *gerh₂-✻ — “to make a sound, cry hoarsely”
  2. inherited from *krakōn✻ — “to crash, crack, creak”
  3. inherited from cearcian — “to chatter, creak, crash, gnash”
  4. inherited from creken
  5. suffixed as creaky — “creak + y”
  6. prefixed as noncreaky — “non + creaky”

Definitions

  1. Not creaky.

    • Suzy is escorted to a smallish study carrel, where she sits down on what may or may not be a noncreaky chair and faces the computer.
    • In some languages, creaky and noncreaky sounds are distinctive; Mazatec, a language of Mexico, has consonants and vowels that can be creaky or noncreaky...

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA