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| stridulate | (v) make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures, Syn. clitter, Example: male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers stridulate |
| Stridulate | v. t. [ See Stridulous. ] To make a shrill, creaking noise; specifically (Zool.), to make a shrill or musical sound, such as is made by the males of many insects. [ 1913 Webster ] |