Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stridulation

/ˌstɹɪdjʊˈleɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: stridu-la-tion
IPA: /ˌstɹɪdjʊˈleɪʃən/

13

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Demons were crying now too, a stridulation that rose above the clamor and seemed to pierce the skull."

Etymology

1838, from earlier term stridulous; from Latin strīdulus (“giving a shrill sound, creaking”), from strīdō (“utter a shrill or harsh sound; creak, shriek, grate, hiss”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

stridulations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

stridulate stridulous

Questions

How do you pronounce stridulation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌstɹɪdjʊˈleɪʃən/.
What does stridulation mean?: A high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together.
Where does stridulation come from?: 1838, from earlier term stridulous; from Latin strīdulus (“giving a shrill sound, creaking”), from strīdō (“utter a shrill or harsh sound; creak, shriek, grate, hiss”).

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