01 a. Making a shrill, creaking sound.
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Making a shrill, creaking sound.“The Sarmatian boor driving his stridulous cart.” — Longfellow.
Phrases & compounds
Stridulous laryngitis —
a form of croup, or laryngitis, in children, associated with dyspnoea, occurring usually at night, and marked by crowing or stridulous breathing.