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[ shril ] SHOW IPA
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adjective, shrill·er, shrill·est. 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.
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Origin of shrill 1300–50; Middle English shrille (adj., v.); akin to Old English scrallettan to sound loudly; cognate with German schrill (adj.), schrillen (v.); compare Old Norse skrīll rabble
OTHER WORDS FROM shrill shrillness, noun shrilly, adverb outshrill, verb (used with object) un·shrill, adjective Words nearby shrill shrieval, shrievalty, shrieve, shrift, shrike, shrill , shrimp, shrimper, shrimpfish, shrimp plant, shrine
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Example sentences from the Web for shrill Memes have moved on from kitsch and community-forming to shrill and preachy.
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In the city, where the songbirds have to compete with cars, barking dogs, and construction, their calls were louder and more shrill .
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Behind a chorus of shrill insects, the pops of gunfire can sometimes be heard in the distance.
A Belgian Prince, Gorillas, Guerrillas & the Future of the Congo | Nina Strochlic| November 6, 2014| DAILY BEAST
“When I was doing press for Whitney, critics were commenting on my appearance, saying I was shrill , saying I was needy,” she says.
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We're so used to seeing in sitcoms the same relationship: the naggy, shrill wife who's constantly bickering with her husband.
‘Surviving Jack’ Star Rachael Harris Is No Longer ‘The Bitch' | Kevin Fallon| March 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The noise in the stadium grew for every point he won, but the points he lost were greeted with shrill , desperate screams.
How to Hide a Famine with Ping-Pong | Nicholas Griffin| January 9, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Her voice was shrill with disbelief and choked with grief as she spoke to someone on her cell phone in Fujianese.
Brooklyn Mother, Four Children Allegedly Slain by Jealous Cousin | Michael Daly| October 28, 2013| DAILY BEAST
His voice was shrill and high; he agitated his hands in their fine, tied sleeves. '
The Fifth Queen Crowned | Ford Madox Ford
The child could only control the animal with his shrill little voice, but the horse was afraid of Joby Toby.
The Firm of Nucingen | Honore de Balzac
The shrill speaker of a moment before had softened suddenly.
The Best Short Stories of 1917 | Various
As they bent over his dead body, a shrill scream rose on the air.
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"I'll have him arrested to-morrow," burst out Mr. Hand, his voice quavering and shrill with anger.
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British Dictionary definitions for shrill adjective sharp and high-pitched in quality
emitting a sharp high-pitched sound
verb to utter (words, sounds, etc) in a shrill tone
(tr) rare to cause to produce a shrill sound
Derived forms of shrill shrillness , noun shrilly , adverb Word Origin for shrill C14: probably from Old English scralletan; related to German schrill shrill, Dutch schrallen to shriek
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Words related to shrill earsplitting, piercing, raucous, deafening, sharp, discordant, strident, noisy, treble, penetrating, blaring, piping, thin, clanging, screeching, acute, blatant, cacophonous, high, metallic