Pronounced: in-KOH-uht, adj
Notes: Not only did I not know the meaning, I wasn’t pronouncing it properly
Yesterday’s word
The word stridor means “a harsh, grating or creaking sound”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1600s
Background / Comments
Our word is often used for the harsh vibrating sound that occurs when breathing with an airway obstruction. Our word came from the Latin word stridere (to make a harsh sound).
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