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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb shrill has 1 sense
- shrill(v = verb.communication) pipe, pipe up, shriek - utter a shrill cry; Array is one way to call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell
Derived form noun shrilling1
Sample sentences:
The birds shrill in the woods
The woods shrill with many kinds of birds
Adjective shrill has 3 senses
- shrill(s = adj.all) sharp - having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety" Derived form noun shrillness2
- shrill(s = adj.all) strident - being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands"; "shrill criticism"
- shrill(s = adj.all) Array - of colors that are bright and gaudy; "a shrill turquoise" Derived form noun shrillness1
CIDE DICTIONARY
Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound. [1913 Webster]
"Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give
To sounds confused." [1913 Webster]
To sounds confused." [1913 Webster]
"Let winds be shrill, let waves roll high."
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shrill, n.
A shrill sound. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
shrill, v. i. [OE. schrillen, akin to G. schrillen; cf. AS. scralletan to resound loudly, Icel. skrölta to jolt, Sw. skrälla to shrill, Norw. skryla, skrla. Cf. Skirl.].
To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill. [1913 Webster]
"Break we our pipes, that shrilledloud as lark."
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"No sounds were heard but of the shrilling cock."
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"His voice shrilled with passion."
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shrill, v. t.
To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound. [1913 Webster]
"How poor Andromache shrills her dolors forth."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
shrill, adj. & v.
--adj.
1 piercing and high-pitched in sound.
2 derog. (esp. of a protester) sharp, unrestrained, unreasoning.
--v.
1 intr. (of a cry etc.) sound shrilly.
2 tr. (of a person etc.) utter or send out (a song, complaint, etc.) shrilly.
--adj.
1 piercing and high-pitched in sound.
2 derog. (esp. of a protester) sharp, unrestrained, unreasoning.
--v.
1 intr. (of a cry etc.) sound shrilly.
2 tr. (of a person etc.) utter or send out (a song, complaint, etc.) shrilly.
Derivative
shrilly adv. shrillness n.
Etymology
ME, rel. to LG schrell sharp in tone or taste f. Gmc
THESAURUS
shrill
absonant, acute, argute, atonal, cacophonous, caterwaul, cracked, creak, creaky, diaphonic, disconsonant, discordant, disharmonic, disharmonious, dissonant, ear-piercing, ear-splitting, flat, grating, harsh, high, high-pitched, howl, howling, immelodious, inharmonic, inharmonious, keen, keening, musicless, nonmelodious, off, off-key, off-tone, out of pitch, out of tone, out of tune, penetrating, piercing, pipe, piping, raucous, reedy, screak, screaky, scream, screech, screeching, screechy, sharp, shriek, shrieking, shrieky, skirl, skreigh, sour, squawk, squeak, squeaking, squeaky, squeal, strident, thin, treble, tuneless, ululant, ululation, unharmonious, unmelodious, unmusical, untunable, untuned, untuneful, wail, wailing, whine, whining, whistle, whistling, yammerROGET THESAURUS
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Stridor
N stridor, creak, creaking, discord, stridor, roughness, sharpness cacophony, cacoepy, acute note, high note, soprano, treble, tenor, alto, falsetto, penny trumpet, voce di testa, creaking, stridulous, harsh, coarse, hoarse, horrisonous, rough, gruff, grum, sepulchral, hollow, sharp, high, acute, shrill, trumpet-toned, piercing, ear-piercing, high-pitched, high-toned, cracked, discordant, cacophonous.Cry
VB cry, roar, shout, bawl, brawl, halloo, halloa, hoop, whoop, yell, bellow, howl, scream, screech, screak, shriek, shrill, squeak, squeal, squall, whine, pule, pipe, yaup, cheer, hoot, grumble, moan, groan, snore, snort, grunt, vociferate, raise up the voice, lift up the voice, call out, sing out, cry out, exclaim, rend the air, thunder at the top of one's voice, shout at the top of one's voice, shout at the pitch of one's breath, thunder at the pitch of one's breath, s'_egosiller, strain the throat, strain the voice, strain the lungs, give a cry.
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