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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

First recorded in 1830–40; back formation from stridulation;see stridulous, -ate1, -ion

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, adjective
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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), adjective

Word Origin for stridulate

C19: back formation from stridulation, from Latin strīdulus creaking, hissing, from strīdēre to make a harsh noise
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