English to English
adjective
- Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
Blatant radios.
A clamorous uproar.
Strident demands.
A vociferous mob.
source: WordNet 3.0
- of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
source: WordNet 3.0
- being sharply insistent on being heard
Strident demands.
Shrill criticism.
source: WordNet 3.0
- unpleasantly loud and harsh
source: WordNet 3.0
