(v) make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures, Syn. clitter, Example:male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers stridulate
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
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 ]