stridor
Roget category 410
3. Words relating to matter› 3.3. Organic matter
›› 3.3.2. Sensation
#410.
[Harsh sounds.]
Stridor
noun
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].
verb
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.
adjective
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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