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strident
[strahyd-nt]
adjective
making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking.
strident insects; strident hinges.
having a shrill, irritating quality or character.
a strident tone in his writings.
Linguistics.(in distinctive feature analysis) characterized acoustically by noise of relatively high intensity, as sibilants, labiodental and uvular fricatives, and most affricates.
strident
/ ˈٰɪəԳ /
adjective
(of a shout, voice, etc) having or making a loud or harsh sound
urgent, clamorous, or vociferous
strident demands
Other 51Թ Forms
- stridence noun
- stridency noun
- stridently adverb
- nonstrident adjective
- overstridence noun
- overstridency noun
- overstrident adjective
- overstridently adverb
- unstrident adjective
- unstridently adverb
- ˈٰԳ noun
- ˈٰԳٱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of strident1
Example Sentences
Slipshod electric guitars spin like a lazy kite around strident acoustic guitars and a buoyant rhythm section.
Federal prosecutors were equally strident about putting Babudar away for as long as possible.
He also took a far less strident tone towards Europe than he has in recent months, saying "I do still very much think the US and Europe are on the same team".
Perino, 52, is among the less strident Republican voices on Fox News.
The band’s set, despite the relentless, strident perfection and power of the rhythm section, wasn’t a quick flow, with fairly frequent darkened-stage breaks between songs.
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