stridulate
[ strij-uh-leyt ]
/ ˈstrɪdʒ əˌleɪt /
verb (used without object), strid·u·lat·ed, strid·u·lat·ing.
to produce a shrill, grating sound, as a cricket does, by rubbing together certain parts of the body; shrill.
Origin of stridulate
OTHER WORDS FROM stridulate
strid·u·la·tion, noun strid·u·la·to·ry [strij-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈstrɪdʒ ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective un·strid·u·lat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby stridulate
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Example sentences from the Web for stridulate
Stridulate: to make a creaking noise by rubbing together two ridged or roughened surfaces.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. SmithThe insects which employ the fourth method also stridulate during night.
The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 |Various
British Dictionary definitions for stridulate
stridulate
/ (ˈstrɪdjʊˌleɪt) /
verb
(intr)
(of insects such as the cricket) to produce sounds by rubbing one part of the body against another
Derived forms of stridulate
stridulation, noun stridulator, noun stridulatory (ˈstrɪdjʊˌleɪtərɪ), adjectiveWord Origin for stridulate
C19: back formation from
stridulation, from Latin
strīdulus creaking, hissing, from
strīdēre to make a harsh noise