strident : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: strident	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for strident
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
strident adj conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob" Synonym(s): blatant, clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferous of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') Synonym(s): fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant, strident being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands"; "shrill criticism" Synonym(s): strident, shrill unpleasantly loud and harsh Synonym(s): raucous, strident
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Strident \Stri"dent\, a. [L. stridens, -entis, p. pr. of stridere to make a grating or creaking noise.] Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill. [bd]A strident voice.[b8] --Thackeray.