单词 | stridulate |
释义 | stridulate[ strij-uh-leyt ] / ˈstrɪdʒ əˌleɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stridulate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), strid·u·lat·ed, strid·u·lat·ing.to produce a shrill, grating sound, as a cricket does, by rubbing together certain parts of the body; shrill. Origin of stridulate1830–40; back formation from stridulation.See stridulous, -ate1, -ion OTHER WORDS FROM stridulatestrid·u·la·tion, nounstrid·u·la·to·ry [strij-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈstrɪdʒ ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveun·strid·u·lat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby stridulatestricturotomy, stride, strident, stride piano, stridor, stridulate, stridulous, strife, strigiform, strigil, strigose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stridulate
British Dictionary definitions for stridulatestridulate / (ˈstrɪdjʊˌleɪt) / verb(intr) (of insects such as the cricket) to produce sounds by rubbing one part of the body against another Derived forms of stridulatestridulation, nounstridulator, nounstridulatory (ˈstrɪdjʊˌleɪtərɪ), adjectiveWord Origin for stridulateC19: back formation from stridulation, from Latin strīdulus creaking, hissing, from strīdēre to make a harsh noise Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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