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creaky [ˈkri:ki] ADJ

1. creaky (squeaky):

creaky door

creaky furniture

to be creaky door

to be creaky furniture

2. creaky fig (badly made):

creaky

schlecht gemacht

creaky plot, legal system

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In the environment of glottalized resonants as well as ejective and pharyngeal consonants, vowels can be laryngealized which often means creaky voice. en.wikipedia.org

They run in spurts on the ground but take to flight with a hoarse creaky "gwaat" call. en.wikipedia.org

Similarly, a weak coda may accompany the low-falling creaky tone. en.wikipedia.org

Prior to renovation, the bridge was known for its creaky and bumpy ride. en.wikipedia.org

This is a form of laryngealization or creaky voice, only occasionally realized as a full glottal stop (especially in emphatic pronunciation). en.wikipedia.org

For some speakers, it is even lower and using what is phonetically known as creaky voice. en.wikipedia.org

In some dialects the creaky tone is higher than mid tone, in others they are equal. en.wikipedia.org

This one has a guitar solo and a creaky piano seat. en.wikipedia.org

The glottalized click phonation is something like creaky voice, not an ejective. en.wikipedia.org

The preglottalized stops are truly preglottalized, not ejective or creaky voiced. en.wikipedia.org

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