creak (along)

verb

ˈkrēk How to pronounce creak (along) (audio)
Definition of creak (along)next
as in to creep
to move slowly the line at the registry of motor vehicles was just creaking along

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creak (along)
  1. creep
  2. drag
  3. crawl
  4. shuffle
  5. limp
Verb
  • Still, Kansas hung around and even crept ahead 46-45 with just over 5 minutes remaining.
    — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
  • But, some teams are creeping closely behind with games in hand.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of creep
Verb
  • The most illuminated of them, hatless and dragging, is followed by a marginally more active figure, the only one to acknowledge the viewer’s presence.
    — Sarah C. Schaefer, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
  • But the 2013 peace process soon collapsed as tensions reignited, dragging Turkey and the PKK back into a bloody war and ending a two-year ceasefire.
    — Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Definition of drag
Verb
  • If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
  • As Hill sprinted from the trailing vehicle, the president was struck by a second and third shot as Hill crawled onto the back of the Kennedys' accelerating car.
    — Bill Trott, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
Definition of crawl
Verb
  • The Sharks shuffled their lines before the start of the third period.
    — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
  • At the glitzy afterparty, stars shuffled through a packed room.
    — Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of shuffle
Verb
  • Towns landed awkwardly after Porzingis’ rejection and limped to the locker room.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
  • The next game, Westbrook limped off the court in Philadelphia with his untimely injury.
    — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 19 Feb. 2025
Definition of limp
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