stridor · /ˈstrʌɪdər/ · /striy-dər/. noun. A harsh, grating sound. A whistling sound or vibrating when breathing. From Latin strīdēre (to creak).
…a constant stridor of crickets among the withering grass… (William Styron)
Her breath-holding increased in duration to almost a minute; her expirations became complicated by stridor, forced retching, and forced phonations… (Oliver Sacks)
Locke has to make himself heard over the retreating stridor of brass bands and the fainter moan of bagpipes… (Robert Drewe)