strident Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
    vociferous; blatant; clamant; clamorous.
    • blatant radios
    • a clamorous uproar
    • strident demands
    • a vociferous mob
  2. adjective satellite of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
    spirant; fricative; sibilant; continuant.
  3. adjective satellite being sharply insistent on being heard
    shrill.
    • strident demands
    • shrill criticism
  4. adjective satellite unpleasantly loud and harsh
    raucous.

WordNet

Stri"dent adjective
Etymology
L. stridens, -entis, p.pr. of stridere to make a grating or creaking noise.
Definitions
  1. Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill. "A strident voice." Thackeray.

Webster 1913