Search
Select the dictionary language
strident
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most strident
Comparative
more strident
gradable
Examples
The strident alarm jolted everyone awake in the middle of the night.
02
communicating in a manner that is forceful
Examples
The politician 's strident speech polarized the audience.
03
(of a speech sound) having a hissing or hushing quality, often associated with "s" or "sh" sounds
Examples
The strident " s " in " snake " was very pronounced.
Lexical Tree
stridently
strident
stride
