stridulation
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stridulation
- /ˌstɹɪdjʊˈleɪʃən/
Where it comes from
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”).
noun stridulations
- 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.
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noun chirping, grating, or squeaking sound made by crickets and grasshoppers
| Español | estridulación |
|---|---|
| Português | estridulação |
| Français | stridulation |
| Deutsch | Stridulation |
| Русский | стридуляци́я striduljacíja |
| العربية | صَرِير ṣarīr |
| עברית | צִרְצוּר tsirtsúr |
Talk about this word "stridulation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stridulation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stridulation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stridulation "stridulation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stridulation.Cite this
@misc{stridulation_2026,
title = {stridulation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stridulation},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
