Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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strident | No | Yes | No | No |
sibilant | Yes | Yes | No | No |
strident (noun) | sibilant (noun) |
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a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) |
strident (adjective) | sibilant (adjective) |
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unpleasantly loud and harsh | of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') |
being sharply insistent on being heard | |
conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry | |
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') |