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stridulate
[ strij-uh-leyt ]
/ ˈstrɪdʒ əˌleɪt /
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verb (used without object), strid·u·lat·ed, strid·u·lat·ing.
to produce a shrill, grating sound, as a cricket does, by rubbing together certain parts of the body; shrill.
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Origin of stridulate
OTHER WORDS FROM stridulate
strid·u·la·tion, nounstrid·u·la·to·ry [strij-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈstrɪdʒ ə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjectiveun·strid·u·lat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby stridulate
stride, strident, stride piano, strider, stridor, stridulate, stridulous, strife, strigiform, strigil, strigose
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How to use stridulate in a sentence
Many insects stridulate by rubbing together specially modified parts of their hard integuments.
The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals|Charles DarwinThe insects which employ the fourth method also stridulate during night.
The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6|VariousStridulate: to make a creaking noise by rubbing together two ridged or roughened surfaces.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
British Dictionary definitions for stridulate
stridulate
/ (ˈstrɪdjʊˌleɪt) /
verb
(intr) (of insects such as the cricket) to produce sounds by rubbing one part of the body against another
Derived forms of stridulate
stridulation, nounstridulator, nounstridulatory (ˈstrɪdjʊˌleɪtərɪ), adjectiveWord Origin for stridulate
C19: back formation from stridulation, from Latin strīdulus creaking, hissing, from strīdēre to make a harsh noise
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