Definition of strident in English:

strident

adjective ˈstrʌɪd(ə)ntˈstraɪdnt

1(of a sound) loud and harsh; grating.
his voice had become increasingly strident
Example sentencesExamples
- Apparently, he had trouble making it to the sessions, but he still sounds fine, and if anything, his voice sounds warmer, less strident.
- The only real flaw comes from the age and technical limitations of the time, which results in a somewhat harsh and strident sound on occasion.
- The twitches of annoyance caused by this woman's strident voice hammering against my skull began to ebb away when I heard her sign off from the call.
- Her voice wouldn't sound how she intended: it was either terrifyingly strident or miserably flat.
- Some of them sound quite nice and even have some directional placement, while others sound harsh and strident.
- In attempts to scare you, there are several moments in the film that use strident and extremely loud bursts of audio, combined with a perfectly timed cut, quite effectively.
- I slammed my drink down on the counter and the elder winced at the strident sound it made, but he refused to look up.
- The mono tracks are somewhat harsh and strident, though the dialogue is always clearly understood.
- For example, if the voice is too loud and strident, that indicates excess, as does the sudden onset of a violent cough.
- I tried to sleep on the hour-long ride, but the harsh, strident sound became louder and the long menacing finger pointed angrily.
- This is a shrill, strident performance by someone who displays little or no aptitude for comedy or drama.
- I plunk along, hitting so many strident notes that it sounds like I tried to compose the piece myself.
- The commander seemed to become shriller and more strident the more I held my tongue in check and treated the board of inquiry with respect.
- Its raw strident sound was one of the first to make use of the rhythms of jazz.
- There were many strident and discordant passages, but in the context of the work as a whole they seemed entirely appropriate.
- There is a bit of sibilance and strident qualities to the sound, but not in a distracting or annoying manner.
- Some ten minutes later my bite alarm sounded its strident note.
- The strident noise moved through the pounding rain, and then the figure lowered its head and perked its long ears.
- Above the sound of a thousand or so Canada geese that were honking and clamouring, I could hear the gong of the bell on the channel buoys as they sounded their strident warning note.
- At length, Caleb heard Audrey's strident laughter and hurriedly returned his attention to his cousin.
Synonyms
harsh, raucous, rough, grating, rasping, jarring, loud, stentorian, shrill, screeching, piercing, ear-piercing
unmelodious, unmusical, discordant, dissonant, unharmonious
rare stridulous, stridulant, stridulatory, stentorious
1. 1.1Phonetics
  another term for sibilant
  Example sentencesExamples
  Strident vowels are fairly common in Khoisan languages, where they contrast with simple pharyngealized vowels.
  The greatest degree of pharyngealisation is found in the strident vowels of the Khoisan languages.
2Presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way.
public pronouncements on the crisis became less strident
Example sentencesExamples
- Jim Lee's strident letter against religious fundamentalism a few weeks ago carried more than a hint of fundamentalism itself.
- Readers respect us for our impartiality and balance, but does that mean we should never carry more strident views?
- However, signals from the White House have continued to be cautious, not echoing the strident tone of the activists.
- Plain old racism, in addition to economics, plays a part in the agitation of the privileged classes, who grow louder and more strident as their historical privileges are eroded.
- The Danish astrologer I referred to is one such individual, joining in the cacophony of screeches and strident appeals to action, all based on lies and inventions.
- The Reserve Bank has said so, in steadily louder and more strident tones, for at least a year.
- Their strident views have, like so many conservative inanities, now become mainstream.
- The duo have a lot in common and a fresh face fronting the most successful airline in Europe would present a less strident visage to the EU and the general public.
- Domestically they were strident, harsh, and intolerant, especially to other ethnic groups.
- Arianna may have blown her chance for a television career with strident, shrill posturing.
- On the other hand, he has loud and extremely strident conservative positions on the war and on gun control, and these get far more attention on his blog than anything else.
- Such strident views worry me, but I leave the politics of England to those here.
- Despite strident criticisms of her views from legal academics and at times her brethren, she has maintained her positions with dignity.
- His day began with a shrill and strident press statement banged out at about 1 o'clock, which is long before he could have understood what the Government was up to.
- It is true that after 1952, her views become less strident.
- In the final analysis, we may not know for certain the reason or reasons why Leland, a Baptist who never owned slaves, abandoned his early, strident antislavery views near the end of his life.
- The shrillness and strident rhetoric probably did their cause more harm than good.
- The tone was new: not merely strident, but shrill, vindictive, intemperate; but most noticeably, the real target was new.
- I was well aware by this stage that Judy was in constant dispute with the local authority and held strident views about their perceived inadequacies.
- He likes to hold the floor and has strident views on just about everything.

Derivatives

stridency

noun ˈstrʌɪd(ə)nsiˈstraɪdnsi

Their stridency resulted in the general ‘outing’ of the worst kind of communal prejudices from even the respectable middle class.
Example sentencesExamples
- Given its stridency of tone, it would be disingenuous to claim that it merely represented a divergent view; it is anything but dispassionately presented.
- Pro-family activists were startled by Mr. Axworthy's stridency.
- Yet I must confess to feeling a little jaded with the constant stridency and intellectual conceit of many of the contributions published, however much I agreed with the sentiment.
- Critiques were voiced with stridency and utter conviction.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin strident- 'creaking', from the verb stridere.

This is from Latin stridere ‘to creak’.

Rhymes

trident

Definition of strident in US English:

strident

adjectiveˈstrīdntˈstraɪdnt

1Loud and harsh; grating.
his voice had become increasingly sharp, almost strident
Example sentencesExamples
- I slammed my drink down on the counter and the elder winced at the strident sound it made, but he refused to look up.
- Her voice wouldn't sound how she intended: it was either terrifyingly strident or miserably flat.
- Apparently, he had trouble making it to the sessions, but he still sounds fine, and if anything, his voice sounds warmer, less strident.
- The twitches of annoyance caused by this woman's strident voice hammering against my skull began to ebb away when I heard her sign off from the call.
- This is a shrill, strident performance by someone who displays little or no aptitude for comedy or drama.
- I tried to sleep on the hour-long ride, but the harsh, strident sound became louder and the long menacing finger pointed angrily.
- Some ten minutes later my bite alarm sounded its strident note.
- There were many strident and discordant passages, but in the context of the work as a whole they seemed entirely appropriate.
- The only real flaw comes from the age and technical limitations of the time, which results in a somewhat harsh and strident sound on occasion.
- The strident noise moved through the pounding rain, and then the figure lowered its head and perked its long ears.
- There is a bit of sibilance and strident qualities to the sound, but not in a distracting or annoying manner.
- Its raw strident sound was one of the first to make use of the rhythms of jazz.
- In attempts to scare you, there are several moments in the film that use strident and extremely loud bursts of audio, combined with a perfectly timed cut, quite effectively.
- I plunk along, hitting so many strident notes that it sounds like I tried to compose the piece myself.
- At length, Caleb heard Audrey's strident laughter and hurriedly returned his attention to his cousin.
- Above the sound of a thousand or so Canada geese that were honking and clamouring, I could hear the gong of the bell on the channel buoys as they sounded their strident warning note.
- For example, if the voice is too loud and strident, that indicates excess, as does the sudden onset of a violent cough.
- The commander seemed to become shriller and more strident the more I held my tongue in check and treated the board of inquiry with respect.
- Some of them sound quite nice and even have some directional placement, while others sound harsh and strident.
- The mono tracks are somewhat harsh and strident, though the dialogue is always clearly understood.
Synonyms
harsh, raucous, rough, grating, rasping, jarring, loud, stentorian, shrill, screeching, piercing, ear-piercing
1. 1.1 Presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively and unpleasantly forceful way.
  public pronouncements on the crisis became less strident
  Example sentencesExamples
  However, signals from the White House have continued to be cautious, not echoing the strident tone of the activists.
  On the other hand, he has loud and extremely strident conservative positions on the war and on gun control, and these get far more attention on his blog than anything else.
  He likes to hold the floor and has strident views on just about everything.
  Domestically they were strident, harsh, and intolerant, especially to other ethnic groups.
  Plain old racism, in addition to economics, plays a part in the agitation of the privileged classes, who grow louder and more strident as their historical privileges are eroded.
  His day began with a shrill and strident press statement banged out at about 1 o'clock, which is long before he could have understood what the Government was up to.
  I was well aware by this stage that Judy was in constant dispute with the local authority and held strident views about their perceived inadequacies.
  Despite strident criticisms of her views from legal academics and at times her brethren, she has maintained her positions with dignity.
  The shrillness and strident rhetoric probably did their cause more harm than good.
  Arianna may have blown her chance for a television career with strident, shrill posturing.
  The Reserve Bank has said so, in steadily louder and more strident tones, for at least a year.
  The tone was new: not merely strident, but shrill, vindictive, intemperate; but most noticeably, the real target was new.
  The duo have a lot in common and a fresh face fronting the most successful airline in Europe would present a less strident visage to the EU and the general public.
  Jim Lee's strident letter against religious fundamentalism a few weeks ago carried more than a hint of fundamentalism itself.
  In the final analysis, we may not know for certain the reason or reasons why Leland, a Baptist who never owned slaves, abandoned his early, strident antislavery views near the end of his life.
  Readers respect us for our impartiality and balance, but does that mean we should never carry more strident views?
  It is true that after 1952, her views become less strident.
  Such strident views worry me, but I leave the politics of England to those here.
  Their strident views have, like so many conservative inanities, now become mainstream.
  The Danish astrologer I referred to is one such individual, joining in the cacophony of screeches and strident appeals to action, all based on lies and inventions.
2. 1.2Phonetics
  another term for sibilant
  Example sentencesExamples
  The greatest degree of pharyngealisation is found in the strident vowels of the Khoisan languages.
  Strident vowels are fairly common in Khoisan languages, where they contrast with simple pharyngealized vowels.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin strident- ‘creaking’, from the verb stridere.

单词	strident
释义	Definition of strident in English: strident adjective ˈstrʌɪd(ə)ntˈstraɪdnt 1(of a sound) loud and harsh; grating. his voice had become increasingly strident Example sentencesExamples Apparently, he had trouble making it to the sessions, but he still sounds fine, and if anything, his voice sounds warmer, less strident. The only real flaw comes from the age and technical limitations of the time, which results in a somewhat harsh and strident sound on occasion. The twitches of annoyance caused by this woman's strident voice hammering against my skull began to ebb away when I heard her sign off from the call. Her voice wouldn't sound how she intended: it was either terrifyingly strident or miserably flat. Some of them sound quite nice and even have some directional placement, while others sound harsh and strident. In attempts to scare you, there are several moments in the film that use strident and extremely loud bursts of audio, combined with a perfectly timed cut, quite effectively. I slammed my drink down on the counter and the elder winced at the strident sound it made, but he refused to look up. The mono tracks are somewhat harsh and strident, though the dialogue is always clearly understood. For example, if the voice is too loud and strident, that indicates excess, as does the sudden onset of a violent cough. I tried to sleep on the hour-long ride, but the harsh, strident sound became louder and the long menacing finger pointed angrily. This is a shrill, strident performance by someone who displays little or no aptitude for comedy or drama. I plunk along, hitting so many strident notes that it sounds like I tried to compose the piece myself. The commander seemed to become shriller and more strident the more I held my tongue in check and treated the board of inquiry with respect. Its raw strident sound was one of the first to make use of the rhythms of jazz. There were many strident and discordant passages, but in the context of the work as a whole they seemed entirely appropriate. There is a bit of sibilance and strident qualities to the sound, but not in a distracting or annoying manner. Some ten minutes later my bite alarm sounded its strident note. The strident noise moved through the pounding rain, and then the figure lowered its head and perked its long ears. Above the sound of a thousand or so Canada geese that were honking and clamouring, I could hear the gong of the bell on the channel buoys as they sounded their strident warning note. At length, Caleb heard Audrey's strident laughter and hurriedly returned his attention to his cousin. Synonyms harsh, raucous, rough, grating, rasping, jarring, loud, stentorian, shrill, screeching, piercing, ear-piercing unmelodious, unmusical, discordant, dissonant, unharmonious rare stridulous, stridulant, stridulatory, stentorious 1.1Phonetics another term for sibilant Example sentencesExamples Strident vowels are fairly common in Khoisan languages, where they contrast with simple pharyngealized vowels. The greatest degree of pharyngealisation is found in the strident vowels of the Khoisan languages. 2Presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way. public pronouncements on the crisis became less strident Example sentencesExamples Jim Lee's strident letter against religious fundamentalism a few weeks ago carried more than a hint of fundamentalism itself. Readers respect us for our impartiality and balance, but does that mean we should never carry more strident views? However, signals from the White House have continued to be cautious, not echoing the strident tone of the activists. Plain old racism, in addition to economics, plays a part in the agitation of the privileged classes, who grow louder and more strident as their historical privileges are eroded. The Danish astrologer I referred to is one such individual, joining in the cacophony of screeches and strident appeals to action, all based on lies and inventions. The Reserve Bank has said so, in steadily louder and more strident tones, for at least a year. Their strident views have, like so many conservative inanities, now become mainstream. The duo have a lot in common and a fresh face fronting the most successful airline in Europe would present a less strident visage to the EU and the general public. Domestically they were strident, harsh, and intolerant, especially to other ethnic groups. Arianna may have blown her chance for a television career with strident, shrill posturing. On the other hand, he has loud and extremely strident conservative positions on the war and on gun control, and these get far more attention on his blog than anything else. Such strident views worry me, but I leave the politics of England to those here. Despite strident criticisms of her views from legal academics and at times her brethren, she has maintained her positions with dignity. His day began with a shrill and strident press statement banged out at about 1 o'clock, which is long before he could have understood what the Government was up to. It is true that after 1952, her views become less strident. In the final analysis, we may not know for certain the reason or reasons why Leland, a Baptist who never owned slaves, abandoned his early, strident antislavery views near the end of his life. The shrillness and strident rhetoric probably did their cause more harm than good. The tone was new: not merely strident, but shrill, vindictive, intemperate; but most noticeably, the real target was new. I was well aware by this stage that Judy was in constant dispute with the local authority and held strident views about their perceived inadequacies. He likes to hold the floor and has strident views on just about everything. Derivatives stridency noun ˈstrʌɪd(ə)nsiˈstraɪdnsi Their stridency resulted in the general ‘outing’ of the worst kind of communal prejudices from even the respectable middle class. Example sentencesExamples Given its stridency of tone, it would be disingenuous to claim that it merely represented a divergent view; it is anything but dispassionately presented. Pro-family activists were startled by Mr. Axworthy's stridency. Yet I must confess to feeling a little jaded with the constant stridency and intellectual conceit of many of the contributions published, however much I agreed with the sentiment. Critiques were voiced with stridency and utter conviction. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin strident- 'creaking', from the verb stridere. This is from Latin stridere ‘to creak’. Rhymes trident Definition of strident in US English: strident adjectiveˈstrīdntˈstraɪdnt 1Loud and harsh; grating. his voice had become increasingly sharp, almost strident Example sentencesExamples I slammed my drink down on the counter and the elder winced at the strident sound it made, but he refused to look up. Her voice wouldn't sound how she intended: it was either terrifyingly strident or miserably flat. Apparently, he had trouble making it to the sessions, but he still sounds fine, and if anything, his voice sounds warmer, less strident. The twitches of annoyance caused by this woman's strident voice hammering against my skull began to ebb away when I heard her sign off from the call. This is a shrill, strident performance by someone who displays little or no aptitude for comedy or drama. I tried to sleep on the hour-long ride, but the harsh, strident sound became louder and the long menacing finger pointed angrily. Some ten minutes later my bite alarm sounded its strident note. There were many strident and discordant passages, but in the context of the work as a whole they seemed entirely appropriate. The only real flaw comes from the age and technical limitations of the time, which results in a somewhat harsh and strident sound on occasion. The strident noise moved through the pounding rain, and then the figure lowered its head and perked its long ears. There is a bit of sibilance and strident qualities to the sound, but not in a distracting or annoying manner. Its raw strident sound was one of the first to make use of the rhythms of jazz. In attempts to scare you, there are several moments in the film that use strident and extremely loud bursts of audio, combined with a perfectly timed cut, quite effectively. I plunk along, hitting so many strident notes that it sounds like I tried to compose the piece myself. At length, Caleb heard Audrey's strident laughter and hurriedly returned his attention to his cousin. Above the sound of a thousand or so Canada geese that were honking and clamouring, I could hear the gong of the bell on the channel buoys as they sounded their strident warning note. For example, if the voice is too loud and strident, that indicates excess, as does the sudden onset of a violent cough. The commander seemed to become shriller and more strident the more I held my tongue in check and treated the board of inquiry with respect. Some of them sound quite nice and even have some directional placement, while others sound harsh and strident. The mono tracks are somewhat harsh and strident, though the dialogue is always clearly understood. Synonyms harsh, raucous, rough, grating, rasping, jarring, loud, stentorian, shrill, screeching, piercing, ear-piercing 1.1 Presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively and unpleasantly forceful way. public pronouncements on the crisis became less strident Example sentencesExamples However, signals from the White House have continued to be cautious, not echoing the strident tone of the activists. On the other hand, he has loud and extremely strident conservative positions on the war and on gun control, and these get far more attention on his blog than anything else. He likes to hold the floor and has strident views on just about everything. Domestically they were strident, harsh, and intolerant, especially to other ethnic groups. Plain old racism, in addition to economics, plays a part in the agitation of the privileged classes, who grow louder and more strident as their historical privileges are eroded. His day began with a shrill and strident press statement banged out at about 1 o'clock, which is long before he could have understood what the Government was up to. I was well aware by this stage that Judy was in constant dispute with the local authority and held strident views about their perceived inadequacies. Despite strident criticisms of her views from legal academics and at times her brethren, she has maintained her positions with dignity. The shrillness and strident rhetoric probably did their cause more harm than good. Arianna may have blown her chance for a television career with strident, shrill posturing. The Reserve Bank has said so, in steadily louder and more strident tones, for at least a year. The tone was new: not merely strident, but shrill, vindictive, intemperate; but most noticeably, the real target was new. The duo have a lot in common and a fresh face fronting the most successful airline in Europe would present a less strident visage to the EU and the general public. Jim Lee's strident letter against religious fundamentalism a few weeks ago carried more than a hint of fundamentalism itself. In the final analysis, we may not know for certain the reason or reasons why Leland, a Baptist who never owned slaves, abandoned his early, strident antislavery views near the end of his life. Readers respect us for our impartiality and balance, but does that mean we should never carry more strident views? It is true that after 1952, her views become less strident. Such strident views worry me, but I leave the politics of England to those here. Their strident views have, like so many conservative inanities, now become mainstream. The Danish astrologer I referred to is one such individual, joining in the cacophony of screeches and strident appeals to action, all based on lies and inventions. 1.2Phonetics another term for sibilant Example sentencesExamples The greatest degree of pharyngealisation is found in the strident vowels of the Khoisan languages. Strident vowels are fairly common in Khoisan languages, where they contrast with simple pharyngealized vowels. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin strident- ‘creaking’, from the verb stridere.
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