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The definition of strident is something loud, harsh-sounding or shrill.

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An example of strident is the sound of an angry mob.

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adjective

harsh-sounding; shrill; grating

Origin: L stridens, prp. of stridere, to make a grating noise, rasp < IE echoic base *(s)trei- > Gr trizein, to chirp, screech, L strix, screech owl

Related Forms:

stridence noun or stridency
stridently adverb

See strident in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill; discordant. See Synonyms at loud, vociferous.

Origin:

Origin: Latin strīdēns, strīdent-

Origin: , present participle of strīdēre, to make harsh sounds

Origin: , ultimately of imitative origin

Related Forms:

striˈdence, striˈden·cy noun

striˈdent·ly adverb

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