eng: strident

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means(adjective) conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"
clamorous, clamant, strident, blatant, vociferous
means(adjective) of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant, strident
means(adjective) being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands"; "shrill criticism"
shrill, strident
means(adjective) unpleasantly loud and harsh
raucous, strident

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