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单词 stridulous
释义

stridulous

[ strij-uh-luhs ]
/ ˈstrɪdʒ ə ləs /
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adjective

Also strid·u·lant. making or having a harsh or grating sound.
Pathology. pertaining to or characterized by stridor.

Origin of stridulous

1605–15; <Latin strīdulus, equivalent to strīd- (see strident) + -ulus-ulous

OTHER WORDS FROM stridulous

strid·u·lous·ly, adverbstrid·u·lous·ness, nounun·strid·u·lous, adjective

Words nearby stridulous

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

  • The emancipated ghosts floated in all directions, emitting their shrill and stridulous cries in the gleaming expanse.

    The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 12, Issue 342, November 22, 1828|Various
  • The vestal silence remained unbroken by the stridulous clarinet and the blatant trombones.

    The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877|Various
  • He alternates his tapping with his stridulous call, and the effect on a cool, autumn-like morning is very pleasing.

    A Year in the Fields|John Burroughs
  • The dog maintained a stridulous barking; and James Polder carried her, in an ecstasy of snarling ill-temper, out.

    The Three Black Pennys|Joseph Hergesheimer

British Dictionary definitions for stridulous

stridulous

stridulant

/ (ˈstrɪdjʊləs) /

adjective

making a harsh, shrill, or grating noise
pathol of, relating to, or characterized by stridor

Derived forms of stridulous

stridulously or stridulantly, adverbstridulousness or stridulance, noun

Word Origin for stridulous

C17: from Latin strīdulus, from strīdēre to make a harsh noise. See strident
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

Medical definitions for stridulous

stridulous
[ strĭjə-ləs ]

adj.

Characterized by or making a shrill grating sound or noise.
Relating to or characterized by stridor.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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