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stridulation

/ˌstɹɪdjʊˈleɪʃən/

stridulation noun: a high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together.

Noun

stridulation (countable and uncountable, plural stridulations)

  1. A high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together.
    • The Demons were crying now too, a stridulation that rose above the clamor and seemed to pierce the skull.1994, John Christopher, A Dusk of Demons

stridulation meaning in Arabic, Malay, Indonesian and Persian

stridulation in Arabic

chirping, grating, or squeaking sound made by crickets and grasshoppers
صَرِير ṣarīr

stridulation in Malay

chirping, grating, or squeaking sound made by crickets and grasshoppers
stridulasi

stridulation in Indonesian

chirping, grating, or squeaking sound made by crickets and grasshoppers
stridulasi

stridulation in Persian

chirping, grating, or squeaking sound made by crickets and grasshoppers
جیرجیر jirjir

Forms of stridulation

pluralstridulations

Origin of stridulation

1838, from earlier term stridulous; from Latin strīdulus (“giving a shrill sound, creaking”), from strīdō (“utter a shrill or harsh sound; creak, shriek, grate, hiss”).

Questions about stridulation

What does stridulation mean?
Stridulation means a high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together.
What is stridulation in Arabic?
Stridulation in Arabic is صَرِير (ṣarīr). See Stridulation meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is stridulation?
Stridulation is a noun.
How do you pronounce stridulation?
Stridulation is pronounced /ˌstɹɪdjʊˈleɪʃən/.
What is the plural of stridulation?
The plural of stridulation is stridulations.

Words near stridulation in the dictionary

  1. stridulantly
  2. stridulate
  3. stridulated
  4. stridulates
  5. stridulating
  6. stridulation
  7. stridulations
  8. stridulator
  9. stridulators
  10. stridulatory
  11. stridulent

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