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Strewing
- verb - cover; be dispersed over; "Dead bodies strewed the ground"
- spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"
- the act of scattering
Strident
- adjective - being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands"; "shrill criticism"
- conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; "blatant radios"; "a clamorous uproar"; "strident demands"; "a vociferous mob"
- of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
- unpleasantly loud and harsh
Striding
- verb - cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods"
- walk with long steps; "He strode confidently across the hall"
Strigine
- - Of or pertaining to owls; owl-like.
Striking
- verb - affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"
- arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing; "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain"
- attain; "The horse finally struck a pace"
- cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear"
- cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
- deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
- drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
- find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a
Striping
- verb - mark with stripes
- the act of marking with stripes
Striving
- verb - an effortful attempt to attain a goal
- attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"
- to exert much effort or energy;
- tried
- Try hard
Stroking
- verb - a light touch with the hands
- row at a particular rate
- strike a ball with a smooth blow
- touch lightly and repeatedly, as with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard"
- treat gingerly or carefully; "You have to stroke the boss"
Stubbing
- verb - clear of weeds by uprooting them; "stub a field"
- extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigarette now"
- pull up (weeds) by their roots
- strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"
Studding
- verb - provide with or construct with studs; "stud the wall"
- scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights"