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stridulate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'stridulate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stridulate [ v. t.]
- To make a shrill, creaking noise
- to make a shrill or musical sound, such as is made by the males of many insects.

Meaning of 'stridulate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stridulate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures
Example in sentence:
  • male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers stridulate