Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for stridulate

stridulate

[ strij-uh-leyt ]

verb (used without object)

, strid·u·lat·ed, strid·u·lat·ing.
  1. to produce a shrill, grating sound, as a cricket does, by rubbing together certain parts of the body; shrill.


stridulate

/ ˈstrɪdjʊˌleɪt; ˈstrɪdjʊˌleɪtərɪ /

verb

  1. intr (of insects such as the cricket) to produce sounds by rubbing one part of the body against another
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈstriduˌlator, noun
  • ˌstriduˈlation, noun
  • stridulatory, adjective
Discover More

Other Words From

  • stridu·lation noun
  • strid·u·la·to·ry [strij, -, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective
  • un·stridu·lating adjective
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of stridulate1

First recorded in 1830–40; back formation from stridulation; stridulous, -ate 1, -ion
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of stridulate1

C19: back formation from stridulation, from Latin strīdulus creaking, hissing, from strīdēre to make a harsh noise
Discover More

Example Sentences

Many insects stridulate by rubbing together specially modified parts of their hard integuments.

The insects which employ the fourth method also stridulate during night.

Stridulate: to make a creaking noise by rubbing together two ridged or roughened surfaces.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


stridorstridulous