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Meanings of strident in inglês
Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry.
Related terms
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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Examples for "blatant"
Examples for "blatant"
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We view this as a wholly unwarranted, blatant attack on press freedom.
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Such blatant disregard for safety could put thousands of lives at risk.
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Both were blatant infringements and easy decisions for English referee Wayne Barnes.
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This read to me as a token effort to excuse blatant racism.
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Why are our MPs putting blatant self-interest ahead of the Brexit vote?
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The soldier is clamorous for war; the merchant riots on high prices.
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The fearful and wavering were thus induced to join the clamorous majority.
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The boys were, one and all, open and clamorous in their admiration.
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They were clamorous for a gabicote, or book in the Gypsy tongue.
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But these grew louder, entire words rising out of the clamorous babble.
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The most vociferous online support came from a more unusual source, however.
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As a result of vociferous campaigning, Bude has won a temporary reprieve.
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They are also the most vociferous letter writers we have come across.
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Some charities acknowledge the intended kindness, others are vociferous in saying don't.
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The clamour these cannibals made was terrific, the children being especially vociferous.
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It is never out of ear, and in politics is especially clamant.
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It was more glittering, more raffish, more clamant of the tenderloin than ever.
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The room was clamant with the voices of the company.
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The hall gong, growing in a clamant intensity, rang out on the quiet air.
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We pressed through the clamant multitude until we had reached the middle of the square.
Usage of strident in inglês
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Whether they can bring more strident members along is a different question.
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A strident English nationalist but someone at home with modern German literature.
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The government put it through under urgency, amid strident protest from National.
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Today's papers were equally strident - and optimistic - in their support.
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Above the music he heard the childishly strident voice of the flapper:
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The same menace was repeated in more strident tones on January 29th:
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Very weak crystals!' she said dismissively, now imitating Irisis's rather strident tones.
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Yet the settings never overshadow the songs: strident, confident, lush with melodies.
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As the rake travelled over the gravel a regular, strident sound arose.
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Once more he heard the high, strident droning of the Thunder Bird.
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Over the noise of gunshots a strident voice rang out: Cease fire!
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At midnight the river front is alive with cheerful and strident voices.
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Too strident, as if by overselling a denial I'd confirmed the opposite.
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The noise was growing louder, with a strident humming undercurrent of expectation.
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They asserted themselves as the most strident critics of Reagan's Africa policies.
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It's strident and dramatic and there's something classically East European about it.
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Strident across language varieties
Ireland
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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