Meaning of stridor | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A harsh, shrill, unpleasant noise.
   countable, uncountable
2. A high-pitched sound heard on inspiration resulting from turbulent air flow in the upper airway usually indicative of serious airway obstruction.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“But when the tilted plank let⟳ slide⟳ its freight into the sea, a second strange human murmur was heard, blended now with another inarticulate sound⟳ proceeding from certain larger sea-fowl, whose attention having been attracted by the peculiar commotion in the water resulting from the heavy sloped dive⟳ of the shotted hammock into the sea, flew screaming to the spot. So near the hull did they come⟳, that the stridor or bony creak of their gaunt double-jointed pinions was audible.”

“Her breath-holding increased in duration to almost a minute; her expirations became complicated by stridor, forced retching, and forced phonations ('Oouuggh!').”

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