shrill (redirected from shrillest)

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

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shrill

adj shrill [ʃril]

high-pitched and piercing the shrill cry of a child. skril صَوْت حاد ومُجَلْجَل писклив pronikavý skingrende schrill οξύς, διαπεραστικός, στριγκός estridente, agudo läbilõikav صداي تيز وگوشخراش kimeä criard צוֹרמָנִי तीक्ष्ण kreštav, prodoran éles lengking, nyaring hvellur, skrækur, skerandi acuto, stridulo かん高い 높고 날카로운 šaižus, veriantis ass; spiedzīgs; griezīgs nyaring schril skjærende, skingrende przenikliwy estridente strident пронзительный prenikavý rezek piskav gäll, genomträngande เสียงแหลม tiz, keskin 尖聲的 різкий, пронизливий اونچی، جبھتی تیز آواز chói tai, nhức óc 尖声的

adv shrilly

skril بِصَوْتٍ حادٍ ومُجَلْجِل пискливо pronikavě skingrende schrill διαπεραστικά de manera estridente läbilõikavalt به نحوي گوشخراش kimeästi d'un ton perçant/aigu בְּקוֹל צוֹרֵם तीक्षणता से resko, prodorno éles/metsző hangon secara nyaring, secera melengking ískrandi, skrækt in maniera stridula かん高く 새되게 šaižiai asi; griezīgi dengan bunyi yang nyaring schril skjærende, skingrende przenikliwie estridentemente ascuţit пронзительно prenikavo rezko piskavo gällt, genomträngande ด้วยเสียงแหลม tiz bir sesle 尖聲地 різко, пронизливо چلانے والا chói tai, nhức óc 尖声地

n shrillness

skrilheid حِدَّة الصَّوْت пискливост pronikavost skingerhed schriller Klang οξύτητα estridencia kriiskavus گوشخراشي kimeys ton perçant/aigu קוֹל צוֵרם तीक्ष्णता kreštavost éles/metsző volta vminek lengkingan skerandi tónn acutezza かん高いこと 새됨 šaižumas griezīgums; spalgums kenyaringan schrilheid skingring, piping gwałtowność estridência ton ascuţit пронзительность prenikavosť rezkost piskavost gällhet เสียงแหลม tizlik 尖叫 різкість, пронизливість چلاہٹ sự chói tai, sự nhức óc 尖叫