creakier
Making more noise
Creakier is the comparative form of creaky—making more creaking sounds, or making them more readily.
An old floor is creakier than a new one.
Joints grow creakier with age.
The word extends to anything showing wear or strain: The economy looks creakier every quarter.
Unsteady, liable to collapse
arthritic · stiff · rusty · dilapidated · ramshackle · time-worn · battered · old
Tending to teeter
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- precariousDangerously insecure
- teeteringUnstably balanced, nearly falling
tottering · flimsy · rickety · loose · weak · unreliable · unsafe · buckling
Emitting deep, pained sounds
- raspingHarsh and grating
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- whiningProlonged nasal complaining
squealing · screeching · scraping · rattling · straining · protesting · noisy · harsh
Unsettlingly strange
- hauntedOccupied by ghosts
- ghostlyResembling a specter
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- unsettlingCausing unease or discomfort
atmospheric · sinister · foreboding · shadowy · gothic · chilling
rickety
Unsteady, liable to collapse
aged · arthritic · stiff · rusty · dilapidated · ramshackle · time-worn · battered · old · ancient
wobbly
Tending to teeter
- shakyTrembling or unstable
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- precariousDangerously insecure
teetering · tottering · flimsy · rickety · loose · weak · unreliable · unsafe · buckling · sagging
groaning
Emitting deep, pained sounds
whining · squealing · screeching · scraping · rattling · straining · protesting · noisy · harsh · jarring
spooky
Unsettlingly strange
unsettling · atmospheric · sinister · foreboding · shadowy · gothic · chilling