Definitions
unpleasantly loud and harsh
Word origin
From French strident, from Latin strīdēns, present active participle of strīdō.
Used in a sentence
“The trumpet sounded strident against the string orchestra.”
“But as they were upon going forth, a trumpet was sounded without, three strident blasts.”
“The artist chose a strident mixture of colors.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Harsh in tone”8 letters
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