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Strident vs Raspy - What's the difference?

strident | raspy |

As adjectives the difference between strident and raspy

is that strident is loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding while raspy is rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality.

As a noun strident

is one of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.

strident

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Loud; shrill, piercing, high-pitched; rough-sounding
  • The trumpet sounded strident against the string orchestra.
  • Grating or obnoxious
  • The artist chose a strident mixture of colors.
  • (nonstandard) Vigorous; making strides
  • * {{quote-news, 2003, November 6, Stuart Cosgrove, Taylor slagging Saddam shame., Daily Record, city=Glasgow citation
  • , passage=Under David Taylor's stewardship, the SFA has made strident progress. }}

    Derived terms

    * stridently * stridency

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) One of a class of s-like fricatives produced by an airstream directed at the upper teeth.
  • References

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    Anagrams

    * ----

    raspy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (of sound) Rough, raw, especially used to describe vocal quality.
  • His incessant coughing made his voice sound raspy .
  • Irritable.
  • * Louisa May Alcott, Little Wives
  • I don't wish to get raspy , so let's change the subject.

    Synonyms

    * grating, harsh, hoarse, rough * (irritable) irritable

    Anagrams

    * prays, spray

    See also

    * raspiness