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strident

/'straɪdənt/

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adjective
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
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continuant fricative sibilant spirant soft
adjective
unpleasantly loud and harsh
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raucous cacophonic cacophonous
adjective
being sharply insistent on being heard
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"strident demands"

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shrill imperative
adjective
conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
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"strident demands"

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blatant clamant clamorous vociferous noisy

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