All 3 Uses of
strident
in
The Age of Innocence
- In the bare dining-room of the inn, which he had hoped they would have to themselves, they found a strident party of innocent-looking young men and women—school-teachers on a holiday, the landlord told them—and Archer's heart sank at the idea of having to talk through their noise.†
Chpt 23
- The strident school-teachers were gathering up their possessions preparatory to a straggling flight to the wharf; across the beach lay the white steam-boat at the pier; and over the sunlit waters Boston loomed in a line of haze.†
Chpt 24
- There was a long pause, which the inner devils filled with strident laughter; then May freed herself from his arms and stood up.†
Chpt 33 *
Definition:
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(strident) unpleasantly forceful -- especially loud and harsh