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creak (v.)[creak 词源字典]: 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.[creak etymology, creak origin, 英语词源]
crepitus (n.): c. 1810, from Latin crepitus "a rattling, creaking;" another word for crepitation, which is from the same root.
stridor (n.): "harsh, creaking noise, shrill sound," 1630s, from Latin stridor, from stridere (see strident).
stridulous (adj.): 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.
stridulate: "(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.