A squeaking sound:
— The creak of the floorboards gave him away.

synonym: creaking.

Roget 410: creak etc. v.; creaking etc. v.; discord, etc. 414; stridor; roughness, sharpness, etc. adj.; cacophony; cacoepy^†.    acute note, high note; soprano, treble, tenor, alto, falsetto, penny trumpet, voce di testa [It].    ... show more

Make a high-pitched, screeching noise:
— The door creaked when I opened it slowly.

synonyms: screak, screech, skreak, squeak, whine.

Roget 410: creak, grate, jar, burr, pipe, twang, jangle, clank, clink; scream etc. (cry) 411; yelp etc. (animal sound) 412; buzz etc. (hiss) 409.    set the teeth on edge, corcher les oreilles [Fr.]; pierce the ears, split the ears, split the head; offend the ear, grate upon the ear, jar upon the ear.    ... show more