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  • noun The state of being creaky

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Examples

  • Somebody already addressed this elsewhere stating that the alleged "creakiness" numbers were contrived & exaggerated & mitigated by vehicle processing activity.

    The NASA Administrator Guessing Game Continues - NASA Watch 2009

  • On the contrary, it turns to thoughts of sulphur tablets and camomile tea and other sickly or disagreeable circumventions of the "creakiness" of the human body.

    Over the Fireside with Silent Friends Richard King 1913

  • The granddaddy of all network reality shows might be showing further signs of creakiness, but Survivor: Redemption Island's finale and afterparty averaged 12.5 million viewers Sunday night.

    Ratings: Survivor Outpaces Desperate Housewives 2011

  • Despite the creakiness of the broadcast machine, the big media companies can 't turn their backs on the ad revenue from hit shows like "Grey' s Anatomy "and" Two and a Half Men, "which can attract eight-figure audiences.

    TV Amy Chozick 2010

  • And Tati (in his 60s) shows no creakiness of age, either in daring stunts amidst zooming cars and busy highways or in the trademark elastic, forward-pointing stride of Mr. Hulot.

    Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2009

  • SARS showed the creakiness of their post-Communist authoritarian system of government.

    Trade Controversies, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • At any rate, the level of acting was as high as the original, the effects were "better" but less artful there is something about the creakiness of Harryhausen's work that is endearing.

    "Clash of the Titans" (2010) Steven Barnes 2010

  • At any rate, the level of acting was as high as the original, the effects were "better" but less artful there is something about the creakiness of Harryhausen's work that is endearing.

    Archive 2010-05-01 Steven Barnes 2010

  • I would be on Teachout's side, but it's easier just to consider that Arthur Miller is the Eugene O'Neill of his generation -- you had to be there, or the creakiness overwhelmed.

    All my sons and all my daughters get naked on stage 2008

  • The series shows some creakiness, the first entry written in the "future" takes place seemingly not too long before the second long installment but the technology takes a much bigger jump.

    Archive 2010-05-01 Fred Kiesche 2010

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