Definition of: stridulate

(strij′·lāt) v.i. ·lat·ed, ·lat·ing
To make a shrill, creaking noise, as a locust, cicada, or the like. [<NL stridulatus, pp. of stridulare <stridulus rattling <stridere rattle, rasp]
—strid′u·la′tion noun
—strid′u·la·to′ry (-lə·tôr′ē, -tō′rē), strid′u·lous adjective
—strid′u·lous·ly adverb
—strid′u·lous·ness noun