Synonyms for stridulous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : strij-uh-luh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstrɪdʒ ə ləs |
Top 10 synonyms for stridulous Other synonyms for the word stridulous
- acrid
- annoying
- asperous
- astringent
- bitter
- bleak
- boisterous
- breathy
- cacophonous
- caterwauling
- clamorous
- clashing
- coarse
- craggy
- creaking
- croaking
- croaky
- croupy
- disagreeable
- disagreeing
- discordant
- displeasing
- dissonant
- disturbing
- dry
- earsplitting
- falsetto
- flat
- glaring
- grating
- grim
- grinding
- growling
- guttural
- hard
- harsh
- harsh-sounding
- hoarse
- husky
- incompatible
- indistinct
- irksome
- jagged
- jangling
- noisy
- not smooth
- obstreperous
- off-key
- offensive
- out-of-key
- out-of-tune
- piercing
- ragged
- rasping
- rigid
- rough
- rugged
- rusty
- scratching
- scratchy
- screeching
- severe
- sharp
- shrill
- sour
- squawking
- squawky
- squeaky
- stentorian
- stertorous
- strident
- stridulant
- stridulate
- stridulent
- stridulous
- thick
- tuneless
- uneven
- unlevel
- unmelodious
- unmusical
- unpleasant
- unrelenting
- vexatious
- vociferant
- whispering
Définition of stridulous
Origin :- 1610s, from Latin stridulus "giving a shrill sound, creaking," from stridere "to utter an inarticulate sound, grate, creak" (see strident). Stridulation is first recorded 1838.
- As in strident : adj harsh, shrill
- As in rasping : adj hoarse
- As in squeaky : adj having high-pitched sound
- As in scratchy : adj harsh
- As in squawky : adj harsh
- As in grating : adj irritating; scraping
- As in harsh : adj rough, crude (to the senses)
- As in hoarse : adj raspy in voice
- He alternates his tapping with his stridulous call, and the effect on a cool, autumn-like morning is very pleasing.
- Extract from : « A Year in the Fields » by John Burroughs
- The dog maintained a stridulous barking; and James Polder carried her, in an ecstasy of snarling ill-temper, out.
- Extract from : « The Three Black Pennys » by Joseph Hergesheimer
- The emancipated ghosts floated in all directions, emitting their shrill and stridulous cries in the gleaming expanse.
- Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 12, Issue 342, November 22, 1828 » by Various
- The vestal silence remained unbroken by the stridulous clarinet and the blatant trombones.
- Extract from : « The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 » by Various
Antonyms for stridulous
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