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stridere — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • grate noun A metal frame of bars used to hold fuel in a fireplace, or a metal grid that lets small things pass through while blocking larger ones.
  • jar noun A small container, usually made of glass or clay, used for storing food or other items.
  • screech noun A harsh, high-pitched cry or sound.
  • shrill adj High-pitched and sharp, often unpleasantly so.
  • squawk noun A short, harsh cry, especially one made by a bird or a person in alarm.

Senses

stridere is used for these senses in English:

  • grate (intransitive) To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something.
  • jar (ambitransitive) To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly.
  • screech To make such a sound.
  • shrill To make a shrill noise.
  • squawk A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird, it typically signals discomfort or anger; a yell, scream, or call.
  • squawk To make a squawking noise; to yell, scream, or call out shrilly.

grate — full definition

  1. noun A metal frame of bars used to hold fuel in a fireplace, or a metal grid that lets small things pass through while blocking larger ones.
  2. verb To shred food into small pieces by rubbing it across a grater.
  3. verb To make a harsh, scraping sound; or, figuratively, to irritate someone.

jar — full definition

  1. noun A small container, usually made of glass or clay, used for storing food or other items.
  2. verb To strike a person unpleasantly, or to clash with something in a jolting, unsettling way.

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