Old house creaked ominously.

Meaning: The house made strange noises that made people think something bad would happen.

Choice of Words: Old means something that has existed for a long time. House is a building where people live. Creaked means made a series of sharp, high-pitched sounds. Ominously means in a way that suggests that something bad is going to happen.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The house creaked ominously.
• The old house creaked and groaned in the strong wind.
• The old house creaked and groaned in the wind.
• The old house creaked and groaned with age.
• The old house creaked and groaned in the storm.
• The old house creaked and groaned.
• The old house creaked and groaned under the weight of time.
• The old house creaked under the weight of the heavy furniture.
• The house creaked and groaned.
• House creaked in howling gale.