Definitions for strident

strident stri·dent

Spelling: [strahyd-nt]
IPA: /ˈstraɪd nt/

Strident is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 307 anagrams from letters in strident (deinrstt).

Definitions for strident

adjective

  1. making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking:
  2. having a shrill, irritating quality or character:
  3. Linguistics. (in distinctive feature analysis) characterized acoustically by noise of relatively high intensity, as sibilants, labiodental and uvular fricatives, and most affricates.

Origin of strident

1650-60; Latin strīdent- (stem of strīdēns), present participle of strīdēre to make a harsh noise; see -ent

Examples for strident

I suppose he got this name from his strident voice and exhaustless eloquence.

His strident screams can be heard on the other side of the wall.

Then the beat kicks in, followed shortly thereafter by strident vocals.

Dominating this came Richard's voice, strident with intensity, if thick of utterance.

A strident dame, this, in red satin and diamonds, insisting that she is a lady.

Phyllis is a short, stocky, enraged-seeming woman with a high, strident voice and piercing stare.

He had grown portly and red-faced, and talked in a strident voice.

Wolf also has campaigned as a strident opponent of Obamacare and touted his medical expertise in doing so.

The reason, by and large, is his strident and divisive agenda on social issues.

"Just a little friendly call," Cassidy announced, in his strident voice.

Word Value for strident
Scrable

9

Words with friends

10

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