きしむ
Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of
きしむ
– see the following entry.
【
軋む
】
[verb]
To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances; to
creak
; to
squeak
.
(This term,
きしむ
(
kishimu
)
, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)