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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “strident”

“strident” is pronounced /ˈstɹaɪdənt/ (STRY-duhnt) in American English and /stɹaɪdənt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “strid”.
The sound

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strident

/ˈstɹaɪdənt/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /stɹaɪdənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. stridstɹaɪstress
  2. entdənt
IPA (American)
/ˈstɹaɪdənt/
IPA (British)
/stɹaɪdənt/
Respelling
STRY-duhnt
Syllables
2 — STRID-ent
Stress
Stress the first syllable: STRID-ent. “strid” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
Part of speech
adjective
Difficulty
Legend — spelling and sound part company here
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈstɹaɪdənt/

British

/stɹaɪdənt/

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Meaning

What “strident” means

  1. adjective

    conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry

    “blatant radios”

  2. adjective

    of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')

  3. adjective

    being sharply insistent on being heard

    “strident demands”

Say it in a sentence

“A strident alarm woke the entire street before dawn.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

7 sounds, in the order you say them
sstt×2ɹraɪlong iddəschwann

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Questions

“strident”, answered

How do you pronounce “strident”?

“strident” is pronounced /ˈstɹaɪdənt/ (STRY-duhnt) in American English and /stɹaɪdənt/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “strid”. Build it as STRID-ent, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “strident” have?

2: strid · ent. The beat lands on the first, “strid”.

Is “strident” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈstɹaɪdənt/ (STRY-duhnt); British English says /stɹaɪdənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “strident” mean?

As an adjective: conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry For example: “blatant radios” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “strident”?

Stress the first syllable: STRID-ent. “strid” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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