The old boat was moving along creakily. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
As I got creakily to my feet, I heard the handcuffs click. From Wordnik.com. [In The Frame]
Telzey waited until she felt the van lift creakily into the air. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Federation Of The Hub]
They stood up, rather creakily, as Laura and Annabel approached. From Wordnik.com. [A Hopeless Romantic] Reference
Babbitt sat creakily back in his revolving desk-chair and beamed on. From Wordnik.com. [Babbit] Reference
After a moment Cadmann creakily levered himself out of the cockpit. From Wordnik.com. [The Legacy of Heorot]
He slipped by the creakily closing gate and stood alone on the ledge. From Wordnik.com. [A Circus of Hells]
The doors of the train slid creakily open and Forrester got out onto the. From Wordnik.com. [Pagan Passions] Reference
He rose almost as creakily to his feet, rubbing at the small of his back. From Wordnik.com. [Fire and Ice]
He shoved the chair away from him and it went, casters protesting creakily. From Wordnik.com. [Fire and Ice]
And still the rusty old wheels revolved, as creakily as ever, at the Capital. From Wordnik.com. [Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death] Reference
Exerted long-unused muscles and shuffled creakily across the room to the other bed. From Wordnik.com. [Sagittarius Whorl]
'I got to see to summati' she said abruptly, slipping creakily down from her chair. From Wordnik.com. [Cider With Rosie]
Now he propped himself up on one elbow, slowly and creakily, and began to talk to Frosya. From Wordnik.com. [Calling A Dead Man]
The metal complained creakily, but held, and he slowly trod the exact center line to Earth. From Wordnik.com. [The Stutterer] Reference
During this last exchange he had straightened up creakily, and stretched until his joints cracked. From Wordnik.com. [The Raven In The Foregate]
Boris jumped from the bed and led the way to the front door — tail straight up and humming creakily. From Wordnik.com. [What Dreams May Come]
Chapter Thirteen Smith sat down creakily on a rock beside the lake at the base of the great waterfall. From Wordnik.com. [...And Nail] Reference
The leafless branches of great trees waved creakily over their heads as the wind whistled through them. From Wordnik.com. [Army Boys on German Soil Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs] Reference
But ever so slowly, painfully, creakily, the Senate is beginning to move forward on debating health care reform. From Wordnik.com. [Mike Lux: Senate Slowly Creaks Forward] Reference
Umlaut paused to verify that, but it was so: The water flowed creakily into interlocking loops, forming the chain. From Wordnik.com. [Up In A Heaval]
Finally, he made a wooden platform emerge creakily from the wall and swing toward him, lowering itself to floor level. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
Filch seemed to be in an extremely good mood; he hummed creakily under his breath as they climbed the marble staircase. From Wordnik.com. [Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]
I had always assumed that the novels would be great from a historical perspective, but would feel creakily out of date. From Wordnik.com. [I could have had a Chandler!] Reference
Malone is as she always was, and just by being as good as she usually was, she outdoes everyone else in this creakily-acted movie. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-03-01] Reference
The elevator creakily deposited me on the seventh floor and I managed to find Hauser's door despite the peeling and illegible signs. From Wordnik.com. [Analog Science Fiction and Fact]
The wheel will turn, creakily at first, the right way again. From Wordnik.com. [The Vail Trail - All Sections] Reference
Pablo rose creakily and opened a mouth in which not a tooth was missing. From Wordnik.com. [The Pride of Palomar] Reference
I make my way creakily over one of the ramps and breathe a deep sigh of relief. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph] Reference
He crossed his fat leather puttees creakily and swelled out, trying to look firm. From Wordnik.com. [The Search] Reference
"Sure you can't," Stires began to whistle creakily, and took up some nameless object to repair. From Wordnik.com. [The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story] Reference
Well I don’t mind telling you all that things are proceeding a little creakily. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
The body swayed creakily. From Wordnik.com. [Alone]
“Hi …” she said creakily. From Wordnik.com. [Couple Most Likely To]
Turnbull sat up creakily, rubbing his arms. From Wordnik.com. [Dead Giveaway] Reference
At which sally all the old men chuckled creakily. From Wordnik.com. [The Happy Venture] Reference
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