| Concept: | [Harsh sounds] Stridor. |
| Category: | 2. Sensation; special sensation; sound; specific sounds |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
creak; creaking; discord; stridor; roughness, sharpness; cacophony; cacoepy., acute note, high note; soprano, treble, tenor, alto, falsetto, penny trumpet, voce di testa.
-verbs
creak, grate, jar, burr, pipe, twang, jangle, clank, clink; scream (cry); yelp (animal sound); buzz (hiss)., set the teeth on edge, corcher les oreilles; pierce the ears, split the ears, split the head; offend the ear, grate upon the ear, jar upon the ear.
-adjectives
creaking; stridulous, harsh, coarse, hoarse, horrisonous, rough, gruff, grum, sepulchral, hollow., sharp, high, acute, shrill; trumpet-toned; piercing, ear-piercing, high-pitched, high-toned; cracked; discordant; cacophonous.
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