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stridulation

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strid⋅u⋅late

  [strij-uh-leyt]
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–verb (used without object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
to produce a shrill, grating sound, as a cricket does, by rubbing together certain parts of the body; shrill.
Origin:
1830–40; back formation from stridulation. See stridulous, -ate 1 , -ion

Related forms:
strid⋅u⋅la⋅tion, noun
strid⋅u⋅la⋅to⋅ry  [strij-uh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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strid·u·late   (strĭj'ə-lāt')   
v.   strid·u·lat·ed, strid·u·lat·ing, strid·u·lates

v.   intr.
To produce a shrill grating, chirping, or hissing sound by rubbing body parts together, as certain insects do.
v.   tr.
To produce by rubbing body parts together: "The crickets stridulated their everlasting monotonous meaningful note" (John Updike).

[From Latin strīdulus, stridulous; see stridulous.]
strid'u·la'tion n., strid'u·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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