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SHRILL definition: 1. having a loud and high sound that is unpleasant or painful to listen to: 2. used to describe a…. Learn more.
1. a. : having or emitting a sharp high-pitched tone or sound : piercing. b. : accompanied by sharp high-pitched sounds or cries. shrill gaiety. 2. : having a sharp or vivid effect on the senses. shrill light. 3. : strident, intemperate. shrill anger.
Shrill: Created by Aidy Bryant, Alexandra Rushfield, Lindy West. With Aidy Bryant, Lolly Adefope, John Cameron Mitchell, Ian Owens. A woman seeks out ways to change her life without changing her body.
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones. “a shrill whistle”. “a shrill gaiety”. synonyms: piercing, sharp. high, high-pitched. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency. adjective. being sharply insistent on being heard. “ shrill criticism”.
Shrill definition: high-pitched and piercing in sound quality. See examples of SHRILL used in a sentence.
Definition of 'shrill' Word Frequency. shrill. (ʃrɪl ) Word forms: comparative shriller , superlative shrillest , 3rd person singular present tense shrills, present participle shrilling, past tense, past participle shrilled. 1. adjective. A shrill sound is high-pitched and unpleasant.
adjective. /ʃrɪl/ (comparative shriller, superlative shrillest) (of sounds or voices) very high and loud, in an unpleasant way synonym piercing. The PE teacher’s shrill voice rang out across the school fields. The shrill cries of children broke the silence. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
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. v.t., v.i. to cry shrilly. n. a shrill sound. adv. in a shrill manner; shrilly.
Definition of shrill verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Shrill is an American comedy television series developed by Aidy Bryant, Alexandra Rushfield, and Lindy West, based on West's book Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman. The series premiered on March 15, 2019, on Hulu , and stars Bryant in the lead role.
