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    Shrill
    /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"
  2. 1. a. : having or emitting a sharp high-pitched tone or sound : piercing. b. : accompanied by sharp high-pitched sounds or cries. shrill gaiety. 2. : having a sharp or vivid effect on the senses. shrill light. 3. : strident, intemperate. shrill anger.

  3. SHRILL definition: 1. having a loud and high sound that is unpleasant or painful to listen to: 2. used to describe a…. Learn more.

  4. Shrill definition: high-pitched and piercing in sound quality. See examples of SHRILL used in a sentence.

  5. 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”.

  6. 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.

  7. 1. High-pitched and piercing in tone or sound: the shrill wail of a siren. 2. Producing a sharp, high-pitched tone or sound: a shrill fife. 3. Sharp or keen to the senses; harshly vivid: shrill colors. v. shrilled, shrill·ing, shrills. v.tr. To utter in a shrill manner; scream.

  8. shrill meaning, definition, what is shrill: a shrill sound is very high and unpleasa...: Learn more.

  9. loud and determined but often unreasonable. Definition of shrill adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. SHRILL meaning: A shrill sound is very high, loud, and often unpleasant: . Learn more.

  11. adjective. shrillest, shriller. Having or producing a high, thin, piercing tone; high-pitched. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Characterized or accompanied by shrill sounds. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Unrestrained and irritatingly insistent.

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