strident
adjective (LOUD) /ˈstraɪ.dənt/Definition
› describes a sound that is loud, unpleasant, and rough: People are put off by his strident voice.Noise and noisy stridency /-dən.si/ noun [U] › As the situation becomes more desperate, there is a growing stridency in the appeals for aid.Power and intensityEnergy, force and powerNoise and noisy stridently /-li/ adverb › She has always stridently denied the accusations against her. He is stridently opposed to abortion.Strong-willed
(Definition of strident adjective (LOUD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abuzz adjective
- be like feeding time at the zoo idiom
- blast noun (NOISE)
- blast verb (NOISE)
- brouhaha noun
- cacophony noun
- clamorous adjective
- clash verb (LOUD NOISE)
- crackle verb
- hurly-burly noun
- loud adjective, adverb
- noise pollution noun
- piercing adjective
- racket noun (NOISE)
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- roaring adjective
- salvo noun
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