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How to pronounce “creaky”

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Pronunciation guide for creaky

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of creaky with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: How to put the power of law in people's handsThose applications started turning the creaky wheels of enforcement.
Definition summary: Tending to creak.

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How to put the power of law in people's hands

Those applications started turning the creaky wheels of enforcement.

[Adjective]
Tending to creak.
Worn down by overuse; decrepit.
arthritic or rheumatic.
(linguistics) Of or relating to a special kind of phonation in which the arytenoid cartilages in the larynx are drawn together, compressing the vocal folds.

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