creak (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
early 14c., "utter a harsh cry," of imitative origin. Used of the sound made by a rusty gate hinge, etc., from 1580s. Related: Creaked; creaking. As a noun, from c. 1600.
crepitus (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
c. 1810, from Latin crepitus "a rattling, creaking;" another word for crepitation, which is from the same root.
stridor (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"harsh, creaking noise, shrill sound," 1630s, from Latin stridor, from stridere (see strident).
stridulous (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1610s, from Latin stridulus "giving a shrill sound, creaking," from stridere "to utter an inarticulate sound, grate, creak" (see strident). Stridulation is from 1831. Stridulate (v.) first recorded 1838. Related: Stridulated; stridulating; stridulously; stridulousness.
stridulateyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"(Of an insect, especially a male cricket or grasshopper) make a shrill sound by rubbing the legs, wings, or other parts of the body together", Mid 19th century: from French striduler, from Latin stridulus 'creaking', from the verb stridere.