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shrill
shrill S0375000 (shrĭl)adj. shrill·er, shrill·est 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.v.intr. To produce a shrill cry or sound.
[Middle English shrille.]
shrill′ness n.shril′ly adv.shrill (ʃrɪl) adj1. sharp and high-pitched in quality2. emitting a sharp high-pitched soundvb3. to utter (words, sounds, etc) in a shrill tone4. (tr) rare to cause to produce a shrill sound[C14: probably from Old English scralletan; related to German schrill shrill, Dutch schrallen to shriek] ˈshrillness n ˈshrilly advshrill (ʃrɪl)
adj. -er, -est,
v.
n., adv. adj. 1. high-pitched and piercing: a shrill cry. 2. producing or marked by shrill sound. 3. immoderate; strident. 4. marked by great intensity: shrill incandescent light. v.t., v.i. 5. to cry shrilly. n. 6. a shrill sound. adv. 7. in a shrill manner; shrilly. [1300–50; Middle English shrille (adj., v.); akin to Old English scrallettan to sound loudly] shrill′ness, n. shril′ly, adv. shrill
Past participle: shrilled
Gerund: shrilling
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| I shrill | | you shrill | | he/she/it shrills | | we shrill | | you shrill | | they shrill |
| Preterite |
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| I shrilled | | you shrilled | | he/she/it shrilled | | we shrilled | | you shrilled | | they shrilled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am shrilling | | you are shrilling | | he/she/it is shrilling | | we are shrilling | | you are shrilling | | they are shrilling |
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| I have shrilled | | you have shrilled | | he/she/it has shrilled | | we have shrilled | | you have shrilled | | they have shrilled |
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| I was shrilling | | you were shrilling | | he/she/it was shrilling | | we were shrilling | | you were shrilling | | they were shrilling |
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| I had shrilled | | you had shrilled | | he/she/it had shrilled | | we had shrilled | | you had shrilled | | they had shrilled |
| Future |
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| I will shrill | | you will shrill | | he/she/it will shrill | | we will shrill | | you will shrill | | they will shrill |
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| I will have shrilled | | you will have shrilled | | he/she/it will have shrilled | | we will have shrilled | | you will have shrilled | | they will have shrilled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be shrilling | | you will be shrilling | | he/she/it will be shrilling | | we will be shrilling | | you will be shrilling | | they will be shrilling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been shrilling | | you have been shrilling | | he/she/it has been shrilling | | we have been shrilling | | you have been shrilling | | they have been shrilling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been shrilling | | you will have been shrilling | | he/she/it will have been shrilling | | we will have been shrilling | | you will have been shrilling | | they will have been shrilling |
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| I had been shrilling | | you had been shrilling | | he/she/it had been shrilling | | we had been shrilling | | you had been shrilling | | they had been shrilling |
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| I would shrill | | you would shrill | | he/she/it would shrill | | we would shrill | | you would shrill | | they would shrill |
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| I would have shrilled | | you would have shrilled | | he/she/it would have shrilled | | we would have shrilled | | you would have shrilled | | they would have shrilled |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | shrill - utter a shrill crypipe, shriek, pipe upcry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, holler, hollo, call - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"caterwaul, yowl - utter shrieks, as of cats | | Adj. | 1. | shrill - having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety"sharphigh-pitched, high - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency | | 2. | shrill - being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands"; "shrill criticism"stridentimperative - requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative" | | 3. | shrill - of colors that are bright and gaudy; "a shrill turquoise"colorful, colourful - having striking color; "colorful autumn leaves" |
shrilladjective1. piercing, high, sharp, acute, piping, penetrating, screeching, high-pitched, ear-splitting, ear-piercing the shrill whistle of the engine
piercing deep, soft, soothing, velvety, mellifluous, dulcet, sweet-sounding, well-modulated, silver-tonedverb1. ring, buzz, trill The phone shrilled nearby, making her jump.shrilladjectiveElevated in pitch:high, high-pitched, piercing, piping, shrieky, shrilly, treble.Music: acute.verbTo utter a long, loud, piercing cry, as of pain or fright:screak, scream, screech, shriek.Translationsshrill (ʃril) adjective high-pitched and piercing. the shrill cry of a child. 尖聲的 尖声的ˈshrilly adverb 尖聲地 尖声地ˈshrillness noun 尖聲 尖銳刺耳的聲音shrill
Synonyms for shrilladj piercingSynonyms- piercing
- high
- sharp
- acute
- piping
- penetrating
- screeching
- high-pitched
- ear-splitting
- ear-piercing
Antonyms- deep
- soft
- soothing
- velvety
- mellifluous
- dulcet
- sweet-sounding
- well-modulated
- silver-toned
verb ringSynonymsSynonyms for shrilladj elevated in pitchSynonyms- high
- high-pitched
- piercing
- piping
- shrieky
- shrilly
- treble
- acute
verb to utter a long, loud, piercing cry, as of pain or frightSynonyms- screak
- scream
- screech
- shriek
Synonyms for shrillverb utter a shrill crySynonymsRelated Words- cry
- scream
- shout out
- yell
- squall
- shout
- holler
- hollo
- call
- caterwaul
- yowl
adj having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tonesSynonymsRelated Wordsadj being sharply insistent on being heardSynonymsRelated Wordsadj of colors that are bright and gaudyRelated Words |