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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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