vverb.communicationutter a shrill crySynset:pipe pipe up shriek
Derivationally Related Form:shriekshriekingshrilling
Hypernyms:call cry holler hollo scream shout shout out squall yell
Inherited Hypernyms:shriekshoututter
Direct Hyponyms:caterwaulyowl
Full Troponyms:yowl
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | The birds --- in the woods (apply to: shriek, shrill) | The woods --- with many kinds of birds (apply to: shriek, shrill)
adj satadj.allhaving or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tonesSynset:sharp
Examples:- a shrill whistle
- a shrill gaiety
Antonyms:low
Derivationally Related Form:shrillness
Inherited Hypernyms:shrill
Similar to:high high-pitched
adj satadj.allbeing sharply insistent on being heardSynset:strident
Examples:- strident demands
- shrill criticism
Antonyms:beseeching
Inherited Hypernyms:strident
Similar to:imperative
adj satadj.allof colors that are bright and gaudyAntonyms:colorless
Derivationally Related Form:shrillness
Inherited Hypernyms:shrill
Similar to:colorful colourful