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KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋstraIdNt 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊstraidnt 〕


Overview of adj strident

The adj strident has 4 senses


  • blatant, clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferous -- (conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob")

  • fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant, strident -- (of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then'))

  • strident, shrill -- (being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands"; "shrill criticism")

  • raucous, strident -- (unpleasantly loud and harsh)