creak (along)

as in to creep
to move slowly the line at the registry of motor vehicles was just creaking along

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Verb
  • Charges of price gouging—originally levelled at industrial farmers—were creeping into the sandwich space.
    H. C. Wilentz, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Gill-over-the-ground (also known as creeping charlie), purple dead nettle, henbit and chickweed provide sustenance for early bees, beetles, flies and wasps.
    Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The man was convicted of dragging the girl into an alley on Glenwood Road near E. 38th St. in East Flatbush, Brooklyn and attacking her, cops said.
    Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The conflict began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched an attack on Israel, killing about 1,200 people and dragging hundreds more back to Gaza as hostages.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But, somehow, life finds a way: The seafloor was crawling with critters of all shapes and sizes, from centuries-old sponges and cup corals to octopuses, snails, worms, sea spiders, icefish and even a rare giant phantom jellyfish.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Wright crawled out of the driver’s side door of the vehicle, Chargualaf said.
    Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, tattooed servers shuffle around under dim lighting to a Phoebe Bridgers soundtrack.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Under moonlight, the six men shuffled to the village church.
    Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • With only 13 games left on the schedule after Monday’s tilt with Detroit, New Orleans will limp to the conclusion of the season with hopes of a healthier future.
    William Guillory, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The Mets are limping to the finish, with four big league regulars set to start the season on the injured list, and one who was projected to be on the Opening Day roster out for the season.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Creak (along).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creak%20%28along%29. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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