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2 | 35% | 7 | Having a rough and grating sound | |
3 | 35% | 7 | Having a harsh and grating sound | |
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We think the answer is "STRIDENT" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • 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')
- • Being sharply insistent on being heard
- • Unpleasantly loud and harsh noun
- • One of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth. adjective
- • Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding
- • Grating or obnoxious
- • Vigorous; making strides
An example sentence would be:
- • "His strident voice could be heard even from across the room."
- • "The strident tone of her argument made it difficult to ignore."
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