kitinä — meaning in English

English meaning

• creak verb To make a harsh, grating, or squeaking sound, typically from friction between hard surfaces.
• quibble noun A minor, often pedantic objection or complaint about a small detail.

Senses

kitinä is used for these senses in English:

• quibble An argument or objection based on an ambiguity of wording or similar trivial circumstance; a minor complaint. [from 17th c.]

creak — full definition

1. verb To make a harsh, grating, or squeaking sound, typically from friction between hard surfaces.
2. noun The grating or squeaking sound made by something creaking.

quibble — full definition

1. noun A minor, often pedantic objection or complaint about a small detail.
2. verb To argue or complain over trivial points.

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