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adjective
- 1. (of a sound) loud and harsh; grating: "his voice had become increasingly strident"
- 2. presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way: "public pronouncements on the crisis became less strident"
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Strident means loud, unpleasant, rough or forceful in language. Learn how to use this adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in different languages.
Strident means harsh, insistent, and discordant sound, or commanding attention by a loud or obtrusive quality. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for strident.
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.
Strident means loud, unpleasant, rough or forceful in language. Learn how to use this adjective with examples, synonyms and translations in different languages.
Strident means loud, harsh, and unpleasant to listen to, or expressing strong opinions in a way that makes people uncomfortable. Learn more about its pronunciation, word frequency, derived forms, and usage in sentences.
Something that's strident is loud, grating, and obnoxious. Your roommate's strident laughter as he watches cartoons late into the night might inspire you to buy a pair of ear plugs.
Strident means having a loud, rough and unpleasant sound. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
