gishi-gishi
The strained creaking of wood under pressure — old floorboards, a wooden chair, or a ship's hull. Evokes age or heaviness.
💡Walking across an old wooden floor — 'The floorboards creaked gishi-gishi with every step.'
古い床がぎしぎしきしんだ。
The old floor creaked gishi-gishi.
The old wooden staircase ___ creaked under my weight.
古い木の階段が体重で○○きしんだ。