stridulent
Example Sentences
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It was the hour of evening, when these birds become especially stridulent.
From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne
"Good morning, little stranger," roared Peter's stridulent machine.
From Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China by Hoskins, Gayle Porter
Siebold, C.T., von, on the proportion of sexes in the Apus; on the auditory apparatus of the stridulent Orthoptera.
From The Descent of Man by Darwin, Charles
In larger numbers, and with cries more stridulent, as his comrades come forth out of the cave, one after another—yawning, and stretching their arms.
From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Reid, Mayne
"Oh, Davy, you'll kill us!" laments the housekeeper, for the little orguinette is stridulent and loud.
From David Lockwin—The People's Idol by McGovern, John
