The Clue
Raucous (8 letter answer)
The Answer
STRIDENT
Tags
Notes
The answer STRIDENT is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
Related Clues
Grating
Harsh
Loud
Shrill
Vociferous
Discordant; shrill
Loudly critical
Noisy; harsh
Having a sound grating
Loud and harsh [start crowding the crotch]
Definition
STRIDENT as an adjective:
1. (blatant, clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferous) = conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"
2. (fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant, strident) = of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
3. (strident, shrill) = being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands"; "shrill criticism"
4. (raucous, strident) = unpleasantly loud and harsh