The Only Use of
strident
in
The Great Gatsby
- I wanted to get out and walk southward toward the park through the soft twilight, but each time I tried to go I became entangled in some wild, strident argument which pulled me back, as if with ropes, into my chair.
p. 35.8strident = forceful or loud and harsh
Definition:
unpleasantly forceful when expressing opinions; or loud and harsh