stridunt
Dictionary entries
- Entry →strido, stridere, stridi, -:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
creak, squeak, grate, shriek, whistle; (make shrill sound); hiss; gnash;
pl. pres. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...hominem apposuit epulandum. nobis imminet saxum, nobis stridunt ferreae turres, nostris causis urna iam stetit, nobis vivax ipsum..."
Liber Quartus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...sola conluvie atque inlusis stramina mensis foeda rigant, stridunt alae praedaque retenta saevit utrimque fames. nec solum horrenda..."
Liber Tertius
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...altis desuper accipitres exultauere rapinis. monstra uolant: dirae stridunt in nube uolucres, nocturnaeque gemunt striges et feralia bubo..."Metamorphoses VI
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...dilaniant. pars inde cavis exsultat aenis, pars veribus stridunt; manant penetralia tabo. His adhibet coniunx ignarum Terea mensis..."Liber IX
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...admirante nullo, illaudatus inglorius subit portum, at cum stridunt funes curvatur arbor gubernacula gemunt, tunc ille clarus..."