"strident" in the adjective sense
1. blatant, clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferous
conspicuously and offensively loud given to vehement outcry
"blatant radios"
"a clamorous uproar"
"strident demands"
"a vociferous mob"
2. fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant, strident
of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
3. strident, shrill
being sharply insistent on being heard
"strident demands"
"shrill criticism"
4. raucous, strident
unpleasantly loud and harsh
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