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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesstridente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: strinˈdɛnte
"Si sentì un fischio stridente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill in sound.
"The strident voice of the protestor echoed across the square." - 2
Presented in a forceful, aggressive, and controversial way.
"The editorial offered a strident defense of the new environmental policy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin present participle strident-, from stridere, meaning to make a harsh, grating sound. It entered the English language in the early 17th century, initially referring to loud, harsh physical sounds before expanding metaphorically to describe aggressive or grating opinions and arguments.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Strident" is said worldwide
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strident
Transliteration: stʁidɑ̃
"Leurs critiques stridentes ont agacé le ministre."
schrill
Transliteration: ʃʁɪl
"Ihr schriller Ton störte die Versammlung."
stridente
Transliteration: strinˈdɛnte
"Si sentì un fischio stridente."
estridente
Transliteration: estɾiˈdente
"La música estridente no me deja dormir."
estridente
Transliteration: estɾiˈdẽtʃi
"Ouviu-se um som estridente vindo da rua."
कर्कश
Transliteration: karkash
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसकी कर्कश आवाज़ ने सबका ध्यान खींचा।"
刺耳的
Transliteration: cì ěr de
Script: 中文汉字
"汽车发出刺耳的刹车声。"
날카로운
Transliteration: nalkaroun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그녀의 날카로운 목소리가 홀에 울려 퍼졌다."
耳障りな
Transliteration: mizawari na
Script: 日本語
"彼は耳障りな声で文句を言った。"
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