stridulate

/ˌstrɪdʒəˈleɪt/
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Other forms: stridulating; stridulates; stridulated

Definitions of stridulate
  1. verb
    make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures
    “male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers stridulate”
    synonyms: clitter
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    type of:
    make noise, noise, resound
    emit a noise
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