Strident Mnemonic
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strident
strident
/ˈstɹaɪ.dənt/
Examples
- The noise is strident.
- Even if the other fellow is being strident.
- I am sorry if the tone is strident.
- I apologize in advance for the strident tone.
- I've noticed another strident voice.
- The bugles sound louder and more strident.
- He ridiculed the stridently patriotic movies of the era.
- I am sorry for the strident response of mine.
- I agree that the wording was too strident and it was in the wrong place.
- No strident orchestra forces the diner to bolt beef in ragtime.
conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
adjective
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as f, s, z, or th in both thin and then)
adjective
being sharply insistent on being heard
adjective
unpleasantly loud and harsh
adjective
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"Stride + Dent. The loud, harsh noise made a dent as he strode by."
"Stride + Dent. Loud footsteps leave a dent on the floor."
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