10 examples of creakings in sentences

The lowering clouds outside, the creakings of the beams and rafters under the east wind, nor even the drab gloom of her surroundings seemed to dampen her sudden access of good nature.

Small noises, whisperings, murmurings, creakings, soft shufflings, irritated him.

None of us able to sleep from the dreadful noises; creakings and howlings and thousands of indescribable sounds.

As the sound drew nearer and became shriller, we would put our fingers in our ears to muffle the dismal tones, which we knew were only the creakings of the two wooden wheels of some Mexican carreta, laboriously bringing passengers to town, or perhaps a cruder one carrying hides to the embarcadero, or possibly supplies to adjacent ranchos.

Creakings, as of another chair being pulled up, then a contented sigh, indicated that his host had sat down opposite him.

Hour after hour he lay listening to mysterious noises, strange crackings and creakings through the desolate house; sometimes he imagined the sound of footsteps in the bare rooms below; even hushed voices, from he knew not where, chilled his blood at midnight.

Faint creakings and sounds of movement were audible from below and I was about to get up and investigate when a door slammed, a bell rang loudly and then the report of a pistol or gun echoed through the house.

A wilder gust than usual almost deprived her of the protection afforded by that poor light, and she lay listening fearfully to the creakings and other noises on the stairs, bitterly regretting that she had not asked Martha to sleep with her.

But when the queer, mysterious night sounds began to comethose creakings of loose planks, strainings of unseen timbers and untraceable snappings in the walls, that are common in old houseshe frequently thought of the automatic revolver; and the chill of the polished metal always felt comforting enough.

And there began once more that eternal waiting, waiting, waiting, which was the horror of the place, until the faint creakings through the windshaken house took on the meaning of footsteps stalking down the hall and pausing at the door, and there was the hushing breath of one who listened and smiled to himself!

10 examples of  creakings  in sentences