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strident
adjective
Unpleasantly loud and harsh
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ˈstɹaɪ.dənt
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adjective
Unpleasantly loud and harsh
adjective
Being sharply insistent on being heard
“Strident demands”
adjective
Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as ‘f’, ‘s’, ‘z’, or ‘th’ in both ‘thin’ and ‘then’)
adjective
Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
“Blatant radios”
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Strident demands
Shrill criticism
Blatant radios
A clamorous uproar
A vociferous mob
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