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strident

[strahyd-nt]

adjective

  1. making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking.

    strident insects; strident hinges.

  2. having a shrill, irritating quality or character.

    a strident tone in his writings.

  3. 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

  1. (of a shout, voice, etc) having or making a loud or harsh sound

  2. urgent, clamorous, or vociferous

    strident demands

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of strident1

1650–60; < Latin ٰīԳ- (stem of ٰīŧԲ ), present participle of ٰīŧ to make a harsh noise; -ent
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of strident1

C17: from Latin ٰīŧԲ, from ٰīŧ to make a grating sound
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Slipshod electric guitars spin like a lazy kite around strident acoustic guitars and a buoyant rhythm section.

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Federal prosecutors were equally strident about putting Babudar away for as long as possible.

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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".

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Perino, 52, is among the less strident Republican voices on Fox News.

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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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