'Stridor' definitions:
Definition of 'stridor'
From: WordNet
noun
A whistling sound when breathing (usually heard on inspiration); indicates obstruction of the trachea or larynx
Definition of 'Stridor'
From: GCIDE
- Stridor \Stri"dor\, n. [L., from stridere to make any harsh, grating, or creaking sound.] A harsh, shrill, or creaking noise. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'stridor'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acuteness,
- arguteness,
- atonalism,
- atonality,
- cacophony,
- clinker,
- creakiness,
- discord,
- discordance,
- discordancy,
- disharmony,
- dissonance,
- dissonancy,
- dissonant chord,
- flatness,
- highness,
- inharmoniousness,
- inharmony,
- off note,
- pipingness,
- reediness,
- screechiness,
- sharpness,
- shrillness,
- sour note,
- sourness,
- stridence,
- stridency,
- stridulousness,
- tunelessness,
- unharmoniousness,
- unmusicality,
- untunefulness,
- wolf