All 3 Uses of
strident
in
The Lords of Discipline
- "You have no right to park your car on this street," she said in a harsh, strident whisper.†
Chpt 1.6 *
- But before Otto could close in on Mark, a new, strident sound entered the tent.†
Chpt 3.24
- On Sundays, Charleston, without the dissonance of commerce or traffic, had the serene regularity of a city so magical in its harmony, so purified of stridency or disorder, so certain of its virtues, that it seemed a city separated from its century by an incorruptible cleanliness of spirit and image, a perfect environment for recreation and quiet pleasure.†
Chpt 3.25
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.