Stridulate

[stridjuleit]

(verb.) make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures; 'male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers stridulate'.

Editor: Nita--From WordNet

(v. t.) To make a shrill, creaking noise

(v. t.) to make a shrill or musical sound, such as is made by the males of many insects.

Typist: Shirley