creaking
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解説 Definition
creaking は creak（きしむ、きしる）の動名詞・現在分詞で、きしむことやきしむ音を表します。古い床やドア、木の階段などが動いたときに出す音についてよく使われます。
Creaking is the present participle or gerund of creak and can also denote the sound itself. It refers to making or producing a prolonged, harsh squeaking noise, typically when wood, a door, stairs, or another object moves under pressure.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 creak に -ing をそのまま付けた形で、現在分詞なら「きしんでいる」、動名詞・名詞なら「きしむこと・音」を表す。例文の the creaking of the stairs や creaking from the floor を型として覚える。cracking の鋭い割れる音より、床や戸が擦れて続く音を連想する。
Start with the base verb creak and add -ing directly: creak becomes creaking, with no letter removed or doubled. Imagine an old wooden staircase or a slowly moving door producing a strained, drawn-out sound. In “the door is creaking,” it is a present participle; in “the creaking of the stairs,” it names the action or sound. Learn combinations such as creaking floorboards, a creaking door, and creaking from upstairs. Unlike cracking, which often suggests a sharp break or sudden noise, creaking usually continues as surfaces move or rub.
例文
The creaking of the old stairs woke me up.
古い階段のきしむ音で目が覚めました。
We heard creaking from the wooden floor at night.
夜に木の床からきしむ音が聞こえました。
The slow creaking of the door made the room feel empty.
ドアがゆっくりきしむ音で、部屋ががらんとして感じられました。
creaking の類義語・関連語
creaking の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語に登場し、オランダ語系ゲルマン擬音語が源流です。語根「creak」に名詞化接尾辞「-ing」が付いた形です。同じ擬音系語根の関連語「crack（破裂音）」と比べれば、木や戸が擦れて鳴る音そのものを直感的に表す納得の語形成です。
Creak is an imitative Germanic word whose sound suggests the noise it describes. It appears in Middle English and has parallels in related Germanic languages, although its exact earlier history is not fully certain. Creaking is formed regularly by adding -ing to creak. The resulting form can describe an ongoing action or function as a noun for the prolonged, harsh sound made by moving wood, hinges, or similar materials.
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