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单词 outshrill
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outshrillv.

Brit. /ˌaʊtˈʃrɪl/, U.S. /ˌaʊtˈʃrɪl/
Forms: see out- prefix and shrill v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, shrill v.
Etymology: < out- prefix + shrill v. With sense 2 compare to shrill out (see shrill v. 3).
1. transitive. To make a shriller noise than; to exceed in shrillness.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > shrill quality > shrill [verb (transitive)] > surpass in shrillness
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1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 56 For, the loud Cornet of my long-breath'd stile Out-shrills yee still.
1644 Z. Boyd Garden of Zion II. 310 Let not the words of vaine men with their noise Outshrill the precepts of Gods divine voice.
1894 G. Moore Esther Waters xxxii. 260 Like so many challenging cocks, each trying to outshrill the other.
1903 A. Austin Flodden Field i. 62 Then, whilst our War-keels danced upon the wave, Along our coasts the clarion would outshrill The clanging trumpet.
1916 M. Hewlett Song of Plow 4 A bourdon from the tilth and sward, Not to be quencht, outshrilled in vain By clarion trumpet or bare sword.
1930 A. Thaler Times Lit. Suppl. 13 Feb. 122 It comes natural enough to him to let his voice out-shrill the storm.
2. transitive and intransitive. poetic. To shrill out; to call out shrilly. rare.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > singing > sing [verb (intransitive)] > sing loudly or harshly
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a1876 J. Addis Elizabethan Echoes (1879) 29 Peace, Save when the nightingale outshrilleth.
1922 T. Hardy Late Lyrics & Earlier 201 You humoured our queer ways, Or outshrilled your morning call Up the stairs and through the hall.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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