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raucous, strident | unpleasantly loud and harsh | ||
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blatant, vociferous, clamorous, strident, clamant | conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry | ||
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strident, shrill | being sharply insistent on being heard | ||
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strident, fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant | of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') |