Stridulation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stridulation is a noun meaning A high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together.
Meaning
A high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together.
Example Sentences
The Demons were crying now too, a stridulation that rose above the clamor and seemed to pierce the skull.
Word Forms
- stridulations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chirr, chirruping, swish, stridulator, chirrup, chirring.
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