shrill (redirected from shriller)

shrill  (shrl)

adj. shrill·er, shrill·est

1. High-pitched and piercing in tone or sound: the shrill wail of a siren.

2. Producing a sharp, high-pitched tone or sound: a shrill fife.

3. Sharp or keen to the senses; harshly vivid: shrill colors.

v. shrilled, shrill·ing, shrills

v.tr.

To utter in a shrill manner; scream.

v.intr.

To produce a shrill cry or sound.

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[Middle English shrille.]

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shrillness n.

shrilly adv.

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shrill

Adjective

(of a sound) sharp and high-pitched

Verb

to utter (words or sounds) in a shrill tone [origin unknown]

shrillness n
shrilly adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	shrill - utter a shrill cry pipe, shriek, pipe up cry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, holler, hollo, call - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" caterwaul, yowl - utter shrieks, as of cats
Adj.	1.	shrill - having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety" sharp high-pitched, high - used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
	2.	shrill - being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands"; "shrill criticism" strident imperative - requiring attention or action; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative"
	3.	shrill - of colors that are bright and gaudy; "a shrill turquoise" colorful, colourful - having striking color; "colorful autumn leaves"

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shrill

adjective piercing, high, sharp, acute, piping, penetrating, screeching, high-pitched, ear-splitting, ear-piercing << OPPOSITE deep

Translations

shrill [ʃrɪl] adj → agudo, estridente

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shrill [ʃrɪl] adj → perçant(e) → aigu(ë) → strident(e)

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shrill [ʃrɪl] adj → schrill

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shrill [ʃrɪl] adj → acuto/a, stridulo/a, stridente