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   Stri·dent

   /ˈstrīdnt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. loud and harsh; grating: "his voice had become increasingly sharp, almost strident"
   • ▪ presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively and unpleasantly forceful way: "public pronouncements on the crisis became less strident"
   • ▪ another term for sibilant

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin strident- ‘creaking’, from the verb stridere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. stridency noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   What is the meaning of the word strident?

   • Strident Definition. The meaning of Strident - Word Panda adjective strident making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges. 1 adjective strident having a shrill, irritating quality or character: a strident tone in his writings. 1

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   What is a strident sound?

   • The most common strident speech sounds are the sibilants /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, and /ʒ/. These sounds are produced when the airstream is directed through a narrow channel in the mouth, causing a hissing or buzzing noise. Other strident sounds include /tʃ/ and /dʒ/, which are produced when the airstream is directed through the teeth.

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   What is a strident voice?

   • irritating: strident voices. having an irritating or insistent character: strident opinions. stri•dent•ly, adv.: arguing stridently about unfairness. creaking: strident insects; strident hinges. having a shrill, irritating quality or character: a strident tone in his writings.

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   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 ...

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   What does the adjective strident mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective strident . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English strident stri‧dent / ˈstraɪd ə nt / adjective 1 DETERMINED forceful and determined, especially in a way that is offensive or annoying strident criticism 2 SOUND LOUD/NOISY a strident sound or voice is loud and unpleasant the strident calls of seagulls — stridently adverb — stridency noun ...

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   Definition of strident adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definition of strident – Learner’s Dictionary. strident. adjective. uk / ˈstraɪd ə nt / us. strident adjective (STRONG) Add to word list. expressed in a strong way: strident criticism. strident adjective (LOUD) loud and unpleasant: a strident voice. (Definition of strident from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   adjective. uk / ˈstraɪd ə nt / us. strident adjective (STRONG) Add to word list. expressed in a strong way: strident criticism. strident adjective (LOUD) loud and unpleasant: a strident voice. (Definition of strident from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of strident. in Chinese (Traditional)

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   May 21, 2024 · Definitions of 'strident' If you use strident to describe someone or the way they express themselves, you mean that they make their feelings or opinions known in a very strong way that perhaps makes people uncomfortable.