strident
9 points
English
8 letters
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Definitions
adjective
unpleasantly loud and harsh
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/stɹˈaɪdʌnt/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Synonyms
unpleasantly loud and harsh
being sharply insistent on being heard
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z',
conspicuously and offensively loud
Synonyms grouped by meaning — WordNet 3.1 (Princeton University).
Rhymes
More rhymes → · rhymes from CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Crossword clues
- “Another word for raucous” gen-syn
- “unpleasantly loud and harsh” wn-def