Strident has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Noun
1
One of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.
Adjective
1
conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
"blatant radios"
"a clamorous uproar"
"strident demands"
"a vociferous mob"
2
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
3
being sharply insistent on being heard
"strident demands"
"shrill criticism"
4
unpleasantly loud and harsh
5
Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding
Example Sentences
"blatant radios"
adjective
"a clamorous uproar"
adjective
"strident demands"
adjective
"a vociferous mob"
adjective
"strident demands"
adjective
"shrill criticism"
adjective
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