how to pronounce strident

/ˈstɹaɪdənt/

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strident is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of strident in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… of quite strident nationalist oh yeah …”

meanings of strident

adjective:

Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding.
Vigorous; making strides.
Grating or obnoxious.

noun:

One of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.

strident frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word strident occurs in english on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics strident can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that strident can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;