Dictionary Check: strident
"strident" is a valid word!
Scrabble
9
points
Words with Friends
10
points
Definition
adjective
conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
Example:
"blatant radios"
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
Example:
"strident demands"
adjective
unpleasantly loud and harsh
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