| verb | make a high-pitched, screeching noise “The door creaked when I opened it slowly” |
| squeak | noun | a short high-pitched noise |
| squeaker | noun | any artifact that makes a squeaking sound when used |
| screech | noun | a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry |
| screeching | noun | a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry |
| creaking | noun | a squeaking sound |
| creak | noun | a squeaking sound |