STRIDULATED Synonyms

• sound of rapid vibration

• a confusion of activity and gossip

• make a buzzing sound

• fly low

• be noisy with activity

• call with a buzzer

• a sharp sound made by small birds or insects

• make high-pitched sounds

• sing in modulation

• a short light metallic sound

• a stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)

• a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

• depression of a button on a computer mouse

• move or strike with a noise

• make a clicking or ticking sound

• click repeatedly or uncontrollably

• cause to make a snapping sound

• produce a click

• make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

• become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions

• a frame of iron bars to hold a fire

• a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something

• a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air

• furnish with a grate

• gnaw into; make resentful or angry

• reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface

• make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together

• scratch repeatedly

• a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

• a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

• make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval

• move with a whooshing sound

• express or utter with a hiss

• show displeasure, as after a performance or speech

• an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan

• the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity

• a humming noise

• sing with closed lips

• be noisy with activity

• sound with a monotonous hum

• make a low continuous sound

• uttering in an irritated tone

• a coarse file with sharp pointed projections

• scrape with a rasp

• utter in a grating voice

• a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

• sharp piercing cry

• make a high-pitched, screeching noise

• utter a harsh abrupt scream

• a short high-pitched noise

• something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin

• make a high-pitched, screeching noise

• a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly

• sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

• sing by changing register; sing by yodeling

• sound of something in rapid motion

• make a soft swishing sound

• make a vibrant sound, as of some birds

• a sharp sound made by small birds or insects

• make high-pitched sounds

• sing in modulation

• make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas

• make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures