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单词 stridulate
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stridulate

[ strij-uh-leyt ]
/ ˈstrɪdʒ əˌleɪt /
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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 stridulate

1830–40; back formation from stridulation.See stridulous, -ate1, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM stridulate

strid·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, adjective

Words nearby stridulate

stricturotomy, stride, strident, stride piano, stridor, stridulate, stridulous, strife, strigiform, strigil, strigose
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Example sentences from the Web for stridulate

  • Stridulate: to make a creaking noise by rubbing together two ridged or roughened surfaces.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
  • The insects which employ the fourth method also stridulate during night.

    The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for stridulate

stridulate
/ (ˈstrɪdjʊˌleɪt) /

verb

(intr) (of insects such as the cricket) to produce sounds by rubbing one part of the body against another

Derived forms of stridulate

stridulation, nounstridulator, nounstridulatory (ˈstrɪdjʊˌleɪtərɪ), adjective

Word Origin for stridulate

C19: 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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