How to pronounce stridulate
American English pronunciation
STRIJ-uh-layt
- IPA
- /ˈstɹɪdʒəˌleɪt/
- Syllables
- STRIJ · uh · layt (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What stridulate means
To make a shrill chirp by rubbing body parts together
In a sentence: On summer nights, the crickets stridulate in the tall grass behind our house.
Where it comes from: It traces back to a Latin word for giving off a high, creaking sound.
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