stridulous
[ strij-uh-luh s ]
/ ˈstrɪdʒ ə ləs /
adjective
Also strid·u·lant.
making or having a harsh or grating sound.
Pathology.
pertaining to or characterized by stridor.
OTHER WORDS FROM stridulous
strid·u·lous·ly, adverb strid·u·lous·ness, noun un·strid·u·lous, adjectiveWords nearby stridulous
stride,
stride piano,
strident,
stridor,
stridulate,
stridulous,
strife,
strigiform,
strigil,
strigose,
strijdom
Example sentences from the Web for stridulous
The emancipated ghosts floated in all directions, emitting their shrill and stridulous cries in the gleaming expanse.
The vestal silence remained unbroken by the stridulous clarinet and the blatant trombones.
He alternates his tapping with his stridulous call, and the effect on a cool, autumn-like morning is very pleasing.
A Year in the Fields |John BurroughsThe dog maintained a stridulous barking; and James Polder carried her, in an ecstasy of snarling ill-temper, out.
The Three Black Pennys |Joseph Hergesheimer
British Dictionary definitions for stridulous
stridulous
stridulant
/ (ˈstrɪdjʊləs) /
adjective
making a harsh, shrill, or grating noise
pathol
of, relating to, or characterized by stridor
Derived forms of stridulous
stridulously or stridulantly, adverb stridulousness or stridulance, nounWord Origin for stridulous
C17: from Latin
strīdulus, from
strīdēre to make a harsh noise. See
strident
Medical definitions for stridulous
stridulous
[ strĭj′ə-ləs ]
adj.
Characterized by or making a shrill grating sound or noise.
Relating to or characterized by stridor.