strident meaning and definition

STRIDENT adjective

Definition of strident (adjective)

1. conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
   • "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"
   • synonyms: blatant, clamant, clamorous, vociferous
2. of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
   • synonyms: continuant, fricative, sibilant, spirant
3. being sharply insistent on being heard
   • "strident demands"; "shrill criticism"
   • synonyms: shrill
4. unpleasantly loud and harsh
   • synonyms: raucous