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high-pitched
[ hahy-picht ]
adjective
- Music. played or sung at a high pitch.
- emotionally intense:
a high-pitched argument.
- (of a roof ) having an almost vertical slope; steep.
high-pitched
adjective
- pitched high in volume or tone See high
- (of a roof) having steeply sloping sides
- (of an argument, style, etc) lofty or intense
Word History and Origins
Origin of high-pitched1
Example Sentences
“Allegations that I hate children, outdoor sports or laughter are ludicrous and false. Unlike general traffic noise or other park activities, the noise from pickleball is high-pitched and excessive,” she said.
Nearly blind, they rely on echolocation - high-pitched sound pulses that bounce off objects and return as echoes - to navigate murky waters.
But there's another sound cutting through the trees of the Zambian bush - the unmistakable high-pitched whine of a bitcoin mine.
The voice could grumble and soar, scraping the deepest recesses of evil and reaching the high-pitched cajoling of a championship schemer.
The high-pitched electronic beep is usually only heard during foggy conditions, most clearly at Land's End, and also by residents of places around the coast including Sennen and Cape Cornwall.
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