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    shrill
    /ʃrɪl/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing: "a shrill laugh"

    verb

    • 1. make a shrill noise: "a piercing whistle shrilled through the night air"

    noun

    • 1. a shrill sound or cry: "the shrill of a smoke detector filled the air"

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHRILL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Shrill means having a loud and high sound that is unpleasant or painful to listen to, or used to describe a way of arguing or criticizing that seems too forceful. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and translations in different languages.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › shrillShrill Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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 criticism. shrill adverb. shrillness noun. shrilly. ˈshril-lē. especially Southern ˈsril-

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  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSHRILL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of shrill as an adjective, verb, and noun, and see how to use it in sentences. Find out the synonyms, pronunciation, and word origin of shrill.

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    Shrill means high-pitched and piercing in sound quality, or full of strong emotion or intensity. Learn how to use shrill in a sentence, and find out its origin, derived forms and related words.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › shrillShrill - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    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”.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › shrillShrill - definition of shrill by The Free Dictionary

    Shrill means high-pitched and piercing in tone or sound, or producing a sharp, high-pitched tone or sound. It can also mean sharp or keen to the senses, or strident and insistent. See synonyms, translations and usage examples.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionshrill adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

    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. Definitions on the go.