strident [ˈstraɪd(ə)nt] різкий, скрипучий (про звук)
A strident laugh, evil as the laughter of a devil, and so shrill!
Another strident shriek drifted down from far above, fainter but no less harsh.
Her strident cry of pain split the air.
Then loud upon the stillness, broke the strident note of the telephone bell.
The strident noise rose y overpowering even the raucous starlings.
Quintana, a thin, strident edge to his tone.