stridor

Roget-categorie 410

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#410. [Harsh sounds.] Stridor

zelfstandig naamwoord

creak etc. v. — creaking etc. v. — discord, etc. 414 — stridor — roughness, sharpness, etc. adj. — cacophony — cacoepy^†.
acute note, high note — soprano, treble, tenor, alto, falsetto, penny trumpet, voce di testa [It].

werkwoord

creak, grate, jar, burr, pipe, twang, jangle, clank, clink — scream etc. (cry) 411 — yelp etc. (animal sound) 412 — buzz etc. (hiss) 409.
set the teeth on edge, corcher les oreilles [Fr.] — pierce the ears, split the ears, split the head — offend the ear, grate upon the ear, jar upon the ear.

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

creaking etc. v. — stridulous^†, harsh, coarse, hoarse, horrisonous^†, rough, gruff, grum^†, sepulchral, hollow.
sharp, high, acute, shrill — trumpet-toned — piercing, ear-piercing, high-pitched, high-toned — cracked — discordant etc. 414 — cacophonous.

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