Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

410. [Harsh sounds.] Stridor — N. creak &c v.; creaking &c v.;

discord, &c 414; stridor; roughness, sharpness, &c adj.; cacophony; cacoepy†. acute note, high note; soprano, treble, tenor, alto, falsetto, penny trumpet, voce di testa [It]. V. creak, grate, jar, burr, pipe, twang, jangle, clank, clink; scream &c (cry) 411; yelp &c (animal sound) 412; buzz &c (hiss) 409. set the teeth on edge, corcher les oreilles [Fr.]; pierce the ears, split the ears, split the head; offend the ear, grate upon the ear, jar upon the ear. Adj. creaking &c v.; stridulous†, harsh, coarse, hoarse, horrisonous†, rough, gruff, grum†, sepulchral, hollow. sharp, high, acute, shrill; trumpet-toned; piercing, ear-piercing, high-pitched, high-toned; cracked; discordant &c 414; cacophonous.