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- DictionaryShrill/SHril/
adjective
- 1. (of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing: "a shrill laugh"
verb
- 1. make a shrill noise: "a piercing whistle shrilled through the night air"
noun
- 1. a shrill sound or cry: "the shrill of a smoke detector filled the air"
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Learn the meaning of shrill as a verb, adjective, and noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Shrill can mean to scream, to have a sharp sound, or to be strident or intemperate.
Shrill means having a loud and high sound that is unpleasant or painful to listen to, or used to describe a way of arguing or criticizing that seems too forceful. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and translations.
Shrill definition: high-pitched and piercing in sound quality. See examples of SHRILL used in a sentence.
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”.
1. sharp and high-pitched in quality. 2. emitting a sharp high-pitched sound. verb. 3. to utter (words, sounds, etc) in a shrill tone. 4. (transitive) rare. to cause to produce a shrill sound.
Shrill means high-pitched and piercing in tone or sound, or producing a sharp, high-pitched tone or sound. It can also mean sharp or keen to the senses, or strident and insistent. See synonyms, translations and usage examples.
Shrill means very high and loud, in an unpleasant way, or loud and determined but often unreasonable. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, pronunciation, and example sentences.
