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shrill
(/S/r/I/l )

adjective (a)

  • Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • A shrill sound.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones(adj.all)
    Example:
    A shrill whistle.
    A shrill gaiety.
    Synonym:
    sharp
    source: wordnet30
  • being sharply insistent on being heard(adj.all)
    Example:
    Shrill criticism.
    Synonym:
    strident
    source: wordnet30
  • of colors that are bright and gaudy(adj.all)
    Example:
    A shrill turquoise.
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • utter a shrill cry(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    pipe, pipe up, shriek
    source: wordnet30
  • To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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