adjective
conspicuously and offensively loud
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- given to vehement outcry
- blatant radios
- a clamorous uproar
- strident demands
- a vociferous mob
adjective
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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adjective
being sharply insistent on being heard
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Examples
- strident demands
- shrill criticism
adjective
unpleasantly loud and harsh
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