stridulate
/ˈstɹɪdjʊleɪt/
stridulate verb: to make a high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers do, by rubbing certain body parts together.
Verb
stridulate (third-person singular simple present stridulates, present participle stridulating, simple past and past participle stridulated)
- To make a high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers do, by rubbing certain body parts together.
- A window was open, and the crickets were stridulating at an ominous speed in the black motionless foliage.1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 191
- The crickets stridulated their everlasting monotonous meaningful note.1984, John Updike, The Witches of Eastwick, page 55
stridulate meaning in Tamil
stridulate in Tamil
- கரகரப்பொலி செய்
Synonyms of stridulate
Forms of stridulate
| third-person singular present | stridulates |
|---|---|
| present participle | stridulating |
| past participle | stridulated |
| past | stridulated |
Origin of stridulate
Back-formation from stridulation. (From earlier term stridulous; from Latin strīdulus (“giving a shrill sound, creaking”), from strīdō (“utter a shrill or harsh sound; creak, shriek, grate, hiss”))
Words formed from stridulate
Questions about stridulate
- What does stridulate mean?
- Stridulate means to make a high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers do, by rubbing certain body parts together.
- What is stridulate in Tamil?
- Stridulate in Tamil is கரகரப்பொலி செய். See Stridulate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is stridulate?
- Stridulate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce stridulate?
- Stridulate is pronounced /ˈstɹɪdjʊleɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of stridulate?
- The past tense of stridulate is stridulated.
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