stridulate
stridulate
Definition
stridu·late (strij′ə lāt′)
intransitive verb -·lat′ed, -·lat′·ing
to make a shrill grating or chirping sound by rubbing certain body parts together, as certain insects do
Etymology: < ModL stridulatus, pp. of stridulare < L stridulus: see stridulous
strid′u·la′·tion noun
strid′u·la·to′ry (-lə tôr′ē) adjective
Browse dictionary entries near stridulate
- stridor
- strident
- stride
- stricture
- strictly
- striction
- strict scrutiny
- strict liability
- strict construction
- strict
- stridulous
- strife
- strigil
- strigose
- strike
- strike a balance
- strike a light
- strike fault
- strike it rich
- strike out
