stridulate
/ˈstrɪdʒəˌleɪt/
verb
- To produce a shrill, grating sound by rubbing body parts together, as certain insects do (e.g., crickets, grasshoppers).
- The cricket began to stridulate as the sun went down.
- Grasshoppers stridulate by rubbing their hind legs against their wings.
- In the quiet meadow, the insects stridulated in a steady chorus.