stridulous

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(-ləs)

adjective

making a shrill grating or chirping sound
also stridulant

Origin: L stridulus < stridere: see strident

See stridulous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Characterized by or making a shrill grating sound or noise.
  2. Relating to or characterized by stridor.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin strīdulus

Origin: , from strīdēre, to make harsh sounds

Origin: , ultimately of imitative origin

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Related Forms:

  • stridˈu·lous·ly adverb

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