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Meanings of strident in English

Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry.

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Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

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Unpleasantly loud and harsh.

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Being sharply insistent on being heard.

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Examples for "raucous"
Examples for "raucous"
1
Any excuse for a raucous workday happy hour is fine by us.
Wired
2
Their protest has grown raucous with the approach of the religious festival.
Reuters
3
Beth was his maybe-girlfriend; the same age, and always trading raucous insults.
The Neutronium Alchemist
4
I was used to New York crowds and my raucous theatre chums.
Cara mia - book one of the immortyl revolution
5
Behind us things were raucous, the red wine and Coors Light flowing.
The wave: in pursuit of the rogues, freaks and giants of the oce...
Usage of strident in English
1
Whether they can bring more strident members along is a different question.
Reuters
2
A strident English nationalist but someone at home with modern German literature.
The Irish Times
3
The government put it through under urgency, amid strident protest from National.
Radio NZ
4
Today's papers were equally strident - and optimistic - in their support.
The Guardian
5
Above the music he heard the childishly strident voice of the flapper:
A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago
6
The same menace was repeated in more strident tones on January 29th:
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2)
7
Very weak crystals!' she said dismissively, now imitating Irisis's rather strident tones.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
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Yet the settings never overshadow the songs: strident, confident, lush with melodies.
The Guardian
9
As the rake travelled over the gravel a regular, strident sound arose.
A Love Episode
10
Once more he heard the high, strident droning of the Thunder Bird.
The Thunder Bird
11
Over the noise of gunshots a strident voice rang out: Cease fire!
The Wolf’s Hour
12
At midnight the river front is alive with cheerful and strident voices.
Americans and Others
13
Too strident, as if by overselling a denial I'd confirmed the opposite.
Nemesis
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The noise was growing louder, with a strident humming undercurrent of expectation.
The Plains of Passage
15
They asserted themselves as the most strident critics of Reagan's Africa policies.
The South African
16
It's strident and dramatic and there's something classically East European about it.
Radio NZ
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Strident through the time
Strident across language varieties
Ireland
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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