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Meaning of STRIDULATE

Pronunciation:  'striju`leyt

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 Definition: [v]  make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures, as of male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers; produce (stridulating sounds)
 
 Synonyms: clitter
 
 See Also: make noise, noise, resound

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Strid"u*late\, v. t. [See {Stridulous}.]
To make a shrill, creaking noise; specifically (Zo["o]l.), to
make a shrill or musical sound, such as is made by the males
of many insects.

 

 

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