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- 1. Annie Mar 15, 2019
- When aspiring journalist Annie winds up pregnant, she weights the pros and cons of having a child.
- 2. Date Mar 15, 2019
- Annie is writing her first article and going on her first date with Ryan; things are looking up.
- 3. Pencil Mar 15, 2019
- Annie isn't going to let her troll ruin all her recent success, so she invites Ryan to a work event.
having a loud and high sound that is unpleasant or painful to listen to: She had a shrill high-pitched voice. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. loud The sirens were loud. noisy Our neighbours are very noisy. deafening The music was deafening. thunderous Thunderous cheers erupted from the fans during the final seconds of the game.
full of or characterized by such a sound: shrill music. betraying some strong emotion or attitude in an exaggerated amount, as antagonism or defensiveness. marked by great intensity; keen: the shrill, incandescent light of the exploding bomb.
Meaning of shrill in English. shrill. adjective. us / ʃrɪl / uk / ʃrɪl / Add to word list. having a loud and high sound that is unpleasant or painful to listen to: She had a shrill high-pitched voice. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. loud The sirens were loud. noisy Our neighbors are very noisy. deafening The music was deafening.
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones. “a shrill whistle” “a shrill gaiety” synonyms: piercing, sharp. high, high-pitched. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency. adjective. being sharply insistent on being heard. “ shrill criticism” synonyms: strident. imperative. requiring attention or action. adjective.
May 15, 2024 · (ʃrɪl ) Word forms: comparative shriller , superlative shrillest , 3rd person singular present tense shrills, present participle shrilling, past tense, past participle shrilled. 1. adjective. A shrill sound is high-pitched and unpleasant . Shrill cries and startled oaths flew up around us as pandemonium broke out.
[no object] : to make a very loud, high-pitched sound. The bell shrilled. 2. [+ object] : to say (something) in a very loud, high-pitched voice. “What!?” she shrilled. SHRILL meaning: 1 : having a very loud, high-pitched sound; 2 : loud and difficult to ignore but often unreasonable.
— The New York Times Book Review. “Lindy West's memoir is a witty and cathartic take on toxic misogyny and fat shaming. She comes to accept her body just as Internet trolls congregate en masse to try to rip this new confidence from her, but she's rearing to fight back... In Shrill, West is our fat, ferocious, and funny avenging angel.”