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stridulate

/strij-uh-leyt/US // ˈstrɪdʒ əˌleɪt //UK // (ˈstrɪdjʊˌleɪt) //

咝咝作响,嘶哑的声音,咝咝声,嘶嘶声

Related Words

strident尖锐的,尖锐,强硬的,尖锐的声音falsetto假声,假声唱法,假声合唱,假声部stridulous滔滔不绝,滔滔不绝的,滔滔不绝地讲,滔滔不绝地

Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    strid·u·lat·ed, strid·u·lat·ing.

    • : to produce a shrill, grating sound, as a cricket does, by rubbing together certain parts of the body; shrill.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as insqueaky
Synonyms
falsetto假声,假声唱法,假声合唱,假声部strident尖锐的,尖锐,强硬的,尖锐的声音stridulous滔滔不绝,滔滔不绝的,滔滔不绝地讲,滔滔不绝地

Examples

  • Many insects stridulate by rubbing together specially modified parts of their hard integuments.

  • The insects which employ the fourth method also stridulate during night.

  • Stridulate: to make a creaking noise by rubbing together two ridged or roughened surfaces.

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