Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈstɹɪdjʊleɪt/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
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stɹɪdjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n
Pronunciation notes
- GB
Verb
To make a high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers do, by rubbing certain body parts together.
Usage- Intransitive
- Related words
- Examples
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A window was open, and the crickets were stridulating at an ominous speed in the black motionless foliage.
The crickets stridulated their everlasting monotonous meaningful note.
Verb
make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures
- Synonyms
- Broader terms
- Examples
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male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers stridulate