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shrill
[ shril ]
adjective
- 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.
verb (used with or without object)
- to cry shrilly.
noun
- a shrill sound.
adverb
- in a shrill manner; shrilly.
shrill
/ ʃɪ /
adjective
- sharp and high-pitched in quality
- emitting a sharp high-pitched sound
verb
- to utter (words, sounds, etc) in a shrill tone
- rare.tr to cause to produce a shrill sound
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- n noun
- l adverb
- dzܳȴ verb (used with object)
- ܲ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of shrill1
Word History and Origins
Origin of shrill1
Example Sentences
Then all the shrill noise of combat hits the ears at once and you understand how impossible it is to make sense of anything.
Shakespeare’s play assumes the shrieks and shrill cries of a B-movie.
These go-nowhere debates exhaust progressive energies and make it easier for the right to paint the left as "shrill."
We must transcend the shrill negative feelings and emotions that characterized the campaign season.
“We were harsh and shrill, and not nice”, he added, arguing that this resulted in many previous Conservative voters backing the Liberal Democrats or staying at home.
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