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strident

[ strahyd-nt ]

adjective

  1. making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking:

    strident insects; strident hinges.

  2. having a shrill, irritating quality or character:

    a strident tone in his writings.

  3. Linguistics. (in distinctive feature analysis) characterized acoustically by noise of relatively high intensity, as sibilants, labiodental and uvular fricatives, and most affricates.


strident

/ ˈٰɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. (of a shout, voice, etc) having or making a loud or harsh sound
  2. urgent, clamorous, or vociferous

    strident demands

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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰԳ, noun
  • ˈٰԳٱ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٰdԳ ٰd· noun
  • ٰdԳ· adverb
  • ԴDz·ٰdԳ adjective
  • over·ٰdԳ noun
  • over·ٰd· noun
  • v·ٰdԳ adjective
  • over·ٰdԳ· adverb
  • ܲ·ٰdԳ adjective
  • un·ٰdԳ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of strident1

1650–60; < Latin ٰīԳ- (stem of ٰīŧԲ ), present participle of ٰīŧ to make a harsh noise; -ent
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of strident1

C17: from Latin ٰīŧԲ, from ٰīŧ to make a grating sound
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And they may not want to strike such a strident tone against the US.

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Companies that did not comply with the law would face "very strident" sanctions, he said.

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But the party gradually attracted voters with its increasingly strident anti-immigration policy.

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However, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has become increasingly strident in his condemnation of the protesters, accusing them of spreading "liberal fascism".

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Gaetz, a lawyer, has been one of Trump’s most strident defenders on Capitol Hill.

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