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strickle
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stride
stride piano
strident
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strident
stri·dent [ strd'nt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. loud: harsh, loud, grating, or shrill
strident tones of voice
2. strongly expressed: loudly, strongly, or urgently expressed
strident opposition
[Mid-17th century. < Latin strident-, present participle of stridere "creak"]

stri·dence noun
stri·den·cy noun
stri·dent·ly adverb
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