Strident - Definition

adj 1: conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement
outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident
demands"; "a vociferous mob" [syn: blatant, clamant,
clamorous, strident, vociferous]
2: of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a
constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin'
and `then') [syn: fricative, continuant, sibilant,
spirant, strident]
3: being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands";
"shrill criticism" [syn: strident, shrill]
4: unpleasantly loud and harsh [syn: raucous, strident]