Strident

Adjective

Definitionen

1.AdjectiveLoud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding.

"The trumpet sounded strident against the string orchestra."

2.AdjectiveGrating or obnoxious.

"The artist chose a strident mixture of colors."

3.AdjectiveForceful (typically in a negative way) or obtrusive.

4.AdjectiveVigorous; making strides; forceful in a positive way.

5.NounOne of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.

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