The Only Use of
strident
in
Lord of the Flies
- The note boomed again: and then at his firmer pressure, the note, fluking up an octave, became a strident blare more penetrating than before.
p. 17.5strident = unpleasantly forceful
Definitions:
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(1)
(strident) unpleasantly forceful when expressing opinions; or loud and harsh
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, strident can refer to a voice or sound that hisses as when pronouncing s or sh.