[ 'strɪdjʊleɪt ]
■ verb (of an insect, especially a male cricket or grasshopper) make a shrill sound by rubbing the legs, wings, or other parts of the body together.
Derivatives
stridulant adjective
stridulation noun
stridulatory adjective
Origin
C19: from Fr. striduler , from L. stridulus 'creaking'.