stridulate

/stɹˈɪdʒulˌeɪt/ verb C1

to make shrill sounds

Word Origin Stridulate means to make a shrill creaking sound, like crickets do. It comes from Latin stridulus 'creaking', from stridere 'to grate, squeak'. The verb suffix -ate turns it into action. So when insects stridulate, they're literally grating their wings together. The adjective stridulous describes that harsh, high-pitched quality.

verb to make shrill sounds C1

The cricket began to stridulate loudly on a summer night.

(动词) 吱吱叫;唧唧叫;鸣叫 【发出刺耳的声音】

蟋蟀在夏夜里开始大声鸣叫。

(verbo) estridular; chirriar; emitir chirridos [estridular; emitir sonidos agudos]

El grillo comenzó a estridular fuertemente en una noche de verano.

(verbe) striduler; émettre des stridulations; craqueter; grésiller [émettre des sons aigus et répétés, en frottant deux surfaces rugueuses l'une contre l'autre (comme certains insectes)]

Le grillon se mit à **stridulate** bruyamment par une nuit d'été.

(Verb) zirpen; schrillen; stridulieren [hohe, schrille Geräusche erzeugen, besonders durch Reiben von Körperteilen]

Die Grille begann in der Sommernacht laut zu **stridulate**.

(動詞) 昆虫などが甲高い音を出す

夏になると、庭でコオロギが甲高い音で鳴き始める。

(verbo) estridular; chilrear; cantar (grilos) [emitir sons agudos; estridular]

O grilo começou a estridular alto em uma noite de verão.

verb To make a high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers do, by rubbing certain body parts together.

The crickets began to stridulate as the sun set.

(动词) 摩擦发声;鸣叫 【摩擦发声(如蟋蟀等昆虫通过摩擦身体部位发出高音)】

日落时分,蟋蟀开始发出唧唧的鸣叫声。

(verbo) estridular [Producir un sonido agudo de chirrido, rechinido, siseo o chillido, como hacen los grillos y saltamontes macho, frotando ciertas partes del cuerpo entre sí.]

Los grillos comenzaron a estridular al ponerse el sol.

(verbe) striduler [Émettre un son aigu, strident ou grinçant, comme le font les grillons et les sauterelles mâles en frottant certaines parties de leur corps.]

Les grillons ont commencé à **striduler** au coucher du soleil.

(Verb) zirpen; stridulieren [Ein hohes, zirpendes, kratzendes, zischendes oder quietschendes Geräusch erzeugen, indem bestimmte Körperteile aneinander gerieben werden (z. B. bei männlichen Grillen oder Heuschrecken).]

Die Grillen begannen zu **stridulieren**, als die Sonne unterging.

(動詞) 体の部位を擦り合わせることで、コオロギやキリギリスのように高い音・キーキー・ジージーといった音を発する

日没とともにコオロギが一斉に鳴き始めた。

(verbo) estridular; cantar (grilo) [Produzir um som agudo de chilreio, rangido, chiado ou guincho, como fazem os grilos e gafanhotos machos, ao esfregar certas partes do corpo umas contra as outras.]

Os grilos começaram a estridular quando o sol se pôs.

Word parts: stridul + ate

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