1. making or characterized by a harsh, shrill, grating sound
Usage: medical; formal

Examples

• The patient’s stridulous breathing indicated a serious airway obstruction.
• A stridulous cry echoed through the night air.
• The doctor noted the stridulous quality of the child’s cough.
• The old gate made a stridulous sound when opened.
• Her stridulous voice cut through the silence of the library.
• The stridulous call of the bird was unmistakable.