strident

Words with a similar base: strident

'strident'

[blatant.s.02] as in: conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry

Examples:
blatant radios
a clamorous uproar
strident demands
a vociferous mob

'strident'

[fricative.s.01] as in: of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

'strident'

[strident.s.03] as in: being sharply insistent on being heard

Examples:
strident demands
shrill criticism

'strident'

[raucous.s.01] as in: unpleasantly loud and harsh

Origins

					strident (English)
└── stridens (Latin)

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