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- Dictionarystrident/ˈstrʌɪdnt/
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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2 days ago · the "strident" family. in a strident manner.
16 hours ago · If it existed—in the sense of an empirical-critical method—this sentence would come across far less self-confident and strident. For then it would be aware of the difficulties of approaching a description of reality, of the inadequacies of observations, and of the pitfalls and complexity of model and theory formation.
16 hours ago · The meaning of BLARE is to sound loud and strident. How to use blare in a sentence. to sound loud and strident; to sound or utter raucously; to proclaim flamboyantly
1 day ago · Symphony No.2 in D Major (1802) Beethoven’s Symphony No.2 opens with strident chords, and features Haydnesque writing. Like the first, it gives us clues as to the revolutionary use of timbres and tonality, as well as overall structure, that Beethoven would get to with his Third symphony, the monumental and history-making ‘Eroica’.
16 hours ago · Likewise, the secular spectrum encompasses everyone from strident atheists to “spiritual but not religious” seekers to indifferent agnostics. Acknowledging this diversity within and between religious and secular communities is crucial for avoiding the kind of sweeping generalizations that fuel polarization and hinder understanding.
12 hours ago · The transitive verb is defined as "to sound or utter raucously" and "to proclaim flamboyantly." The noun is described as "a loud strident noise" and "dazzling often garish brilliance."
2 days ago · As the week drew to a close, we witnessed another decline of the more democratic actors on the world stage and the rise of the more strident, radical, players. Depending on who you are and what you believe, this is either very bad news or very promising news.
