stridulate

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Synonyms: stimulate, stipulate, stridulator, tribulate, stridulant, utriculate, stridulated, stridulates, strigilate, striolate

Antonyms: stimulate, stipulate, stridulator, tribulate, stridulant, utriculate, stridulated, stridulates, strigilate, striolate

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To make a [[high-pitched]] chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male [[cricket]]s and [[grasshopper]]s do, by rubbing certain body parts together.

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