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What is "strident" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 20-04-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does strident mean in English? Meaning of strident definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "strident" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "strident": conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry

Adjective

  • Meaning: conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
  • Example: blatant radios a clamorous uproar strident demands a vociferous mob
  • Synonyms: blatant clamant clamorous strident vociferous
  • Similar: noisy

    • Meaning of "strident": of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

    Adjective

  • Meaning: of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
  • Synonyms: continuant fricative sibilant spirant strident
  • Similar: soft

    • Meaning of "strident": being sharply insistent on being heard

    Adjective

  • Meaning: being sharply insistent on being heard
  • Example: strident demands shrill criticism
  • Synonyms: shrill strident
  • Similar: imperative

    • Meaning of "strident": unpleasantly loud and harsh

    Adjective

  • Meaning: unpleasantly loud and harsh
  • Synonyms: raucous strident
  • Similar: cacophonic cacophonous

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    strident in English: strident
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