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strident


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Strident  \Stri"dent\,  a.  [L.  stridens,  -entis,  p.  pr  of 
  stridere  to  make  a  grating  or  creaking  noise.] 
  Characterized  by  harshness;  grating;  shrill.  ``A  strident 
  voice.''  --Thackeray. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  strident 
  adj  1:  conspicuously  and  offensively  loud;  given  to  vehement 
  outcry;  "blatant  radios";  "a  clamorous  uproar"; 
  "strident  demands";  "a  vociferous  mob"  [syn:  {blatant}, 
  {clamant},  {clamorous},  {clamourous},  {vociferous}] 
  2:  unpleasantly  loud  and  harsh  [syn:  {raucous}] 




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