v. t.
Mars in the middle of the shining shield
Is graved, and strides along the liquid field. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
I mean to stride your steed. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a long step;
God never meant that man should scale the heavens
By strides of human wisdom. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. stridens, -entis, p. pr. of stridere to make a grating or creaking noise. ] Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill. “A strident voice.” Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]