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shrill
[ shril ]
adjective
- high-pitched and piercing in sound quality:
a shrill cry.
- producing such a sound.
- 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.
verb (used with or without object)
- to cry shrilly.
noun
- a shrill sound.
adverb
- in a shrill manner; shrilly.
shrill
/ ʃrɪl /
adjective
- sharp and high-pitched in quality
- emitting a sharp high-pitched sound
verb
- to utter (words, sounds, etc) in a shrill tone
- rare.tr to cause to produce a shrill sound
Derived Forms
- ˈshrillness, noun
- ˈshrilly, adverb
Other Words From
- shrillness noun
- shrilly adverb
- outshrill verb (used with object)
- un·shrill adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of shrill1
Word History and Origins
Origin of shrill1
Example Sentences
Shakespeare’s play assumes the shrieks and shrill cries of a B-movie.
These go-nowhere debates exhaust progressive energies and make it easier for the right to paint the left as "shrill."
We must transcend the shrill negative feelings and emotions that characterized the campaign season.
“We were harsh and shrill, and not nice”, he added, arguing that this resulted in many previous Conservative voters backing the Liberal Democrats or staying at home.
The hoiho, whose Maori name means "noise shouter", is notoriously shy despite its loud, shrill call, says the organisation, who said the win would raise conservation efforts for the species.
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