creakings

Beyond the soft thud of their feet, they could hear rustlings, creakings, distant chirps and hoots and croaks, the cold tinkle of a brook.

do you ever read writing? Peter DeWolf 2010

The only sounds he knew were the creakings of the suit's joints, the electrical hum of its motor, the faint whir of the helmet's air blower, and his own heavy breathing.

Ten Minutes, That's It Benjamin Kral 2010

He could still hear the noises above the silence, feet running, anxious voices, bangs and creakings—but he was sinking gently into the silence, the noises grew distant, though he could still hear voices.

Songs of Love & Death George R. R. Martin 2010

He could still hear the noises above the silence, feet running, anxious voices, bangs and creakings—but he was sinking gently into the silence, the noises grew distant, though he could still hear voices.

Songs of Love & Death George R. R. Martin 2010

There was a long silence, broken only by the shiftings and creakings of horses and harness.

Sick Cycle Carousel 2010

He could still hear the noises above the silence, feet running, anxious voices, bangs and creakings—but he was sinking gently into the silence, the noises grew distant, though he could still hear voices.

Songs of Love & Death George R. R. Martin 2010

The recalcitrant lock, the gloomy hall, the unfamiliar creakings and sussurations, the bored letters waiting to be picked up.

Leviathan -- and cat poetry Joan Druett 2008

Tappings and clankings and strange rhythmic creakings awoke as the intrepid hirer pedalled out into the country.

The War in the Air Herbert George 2006

As they came down they became audible as a complex of shootings and vast creakings and groanings and beatings and throbbings and shouts and shots.

The War in the Air Herbert George 2006

There had been some steady creakings from upstairs that Cody and I tried our best to ignore and, officially, did ignore.

Telegraph Days Larry Mcmurtry 2006