All 3 Uses of
strident
in
1984 by Orwell
- The telescreen had changed over to strident military music.†
p. 7..9 *
- At the table on his left the man with the strident voice was still talking remorselessly away.†
p. 53..6
- The strident voices stopped abruptly.†
p. 83..3
Definition:
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(strident) unpleasantly forceful -- especially loud and harsh