shrill

shrill

 (shrĭl)

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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shrill′ness n.

shril′ly adv.

shrill

(ʃrɪl)

adj

1. sharp and high-pitched in quality

2. emitting a sharp high-pitched sound

vb

3. to utter (words, sounds, etc) in a shrill tone

4. (tr) rare to cause to produce a shrill sound

[C14: probably from Old English scralletan; related to German schrill shrill, Dutch schrallen to shriek]

ˈshrillness n

ˈshrilly adv

shrill

(ʃrɪl)

adj. -er, -est,
v.
n., adv. adj.

1. high-pitched and piercing: a shrill cry.

2. producing or marked by shrill sound.

3. immoderate; strident.

4. marked by great intensity: shrill incandescent light.

v.t., v.i.

5. to cry shrilly.

n.

6. a shrill sound.

adv.

7. in a shrill manner; shrilly.

[1300–50; Middle English shrille (adj., v.); akin to Old English scrallettan to sound loudly]

shrill′ness, n.

shril′ly, adv.

shrill

Past participle: shrilled
Gerund: shrilling

Imperative

shrill

shrill

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"

shrill

adjective

1. piercing, high, sharp, acute, piping, penetrating, screeching, high-pitched, ear-splitting, ear-piercing the shrill whistle of the engine
piercing deep, soft, soothing, velvety, mellifluous, dulcet, sweet-sounding, well-modulated, silver-toned

verb

1. ring, buzz, trill The phone shrilled nearby, making her jump.

shrill

adjective

Elevated in pitch:

high, high-pitched, piercing, piping, shrieky, shrilly, treble.

Music: acute.

verb

To utter a long, loud, piercing cry, as of pain or fright:

screak, scream, screech, shriek.

Translations

صَوْت حاد ومُجَلْجَل

pronikavý

schrillschrillen

chillón

aigucriardperçant

hvellur, skrækur, skerandi

elevatolacerantestridulo

assgriezīgsspiedzīgs

rezek

keskintiz

尖声的

shrill

[ʃrɪl]

A. ADJ (shriller (compar) (shrillest (superl))) [voice] → chillón, agudo; [sound] → estridente, agudo

B. VT → gritar (con voz estridente)

C. VI → chillar

shrill

[ˈʃrɪl]

adj

[voice, cry, whistle] → perçant(e), strident(e)

[protest, demand] → véhément(e)

vi [phone]
The phone shrilled → La sonnerie aiguë du téléphone a retenti.

vt [person] → crier d'une voix perçante

shrill

adj (+er) → schrill; criticism, speech → scharf; demand → lautstark

vi → schrillen

vt → kreischen, schrill schreien

shrill

[ʃrɪl] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (bell, sound) → acuto/a, penetrante; (laugh, voice) → stridulo/a; (demand, protest) → insistente

shrill

(ʃril) adjective

high-pitched and piercing. the shrill cry of a child. skril صَوْت حاد ومُجَلْجَل писклив estridente pronikavý schrill skingrende οξύς, διαπεραστικός, στριγκός estridente, agudo läbilõikav صداي تيز وگوشخراش kimakka criard צוֹרמָנִי तीक्ष्ण kreštav, prodoran éles lengking, nyaring hvellur, skrækur, skerandi acuto, stridulo かん高い (목소리, 소리가) 높고 날카로운 šaižus, veriantis ass; spiedzīgs; griezīgs nyaring schrilskjærende, skingrendeprzenikliwy چيغنده، تېره ږغ 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

ˈshrilly adverb

skril بِصَوْتٍ حادٍ ومُجَلْجِل пискливо estridentemente pronikavě schrill skingrende διαπεραστικά de manera estridente läbilõikavalt به نحوي گوشخراش kimakasti 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 높고 날카롭게 šaižiai asi; griezīgi dengan bunyi yang nyaring schrilskjærende, skingrende przenikliwie په چغنده ږغ، چغنده estridentemente ascuţit пронзительно prenikavo rezko piskavo gällt, genomträngande อย่างเซ็งแซ่ tiz bir sesle 尖聲地 різко, пронизливо چلانے والا chói tai, nhức óc 尖声地

ˈshrillness noun

skrilheid حِدَّة الصَّوْت пискливост estridência pronikavost schriller Klang skingerhed οξύτηταestridencia kriiskavus گوشخراشي kimakkuus ton perçant/aigu קוֹל צוֵרם तीक्ष्णता kreštavost éles/metsző volta vminek lengkingan skerandi tónn acutezza かん高いこと 높고 날카로움 šaižumas griezīgums; spalgums kenyaringan schrilheidskingring, pipinggwałtowność چغنده estridência ton ascuţit пронзительность prenikavosť rezkost piskavost gällhet เสียงเซ็งแซ่ tizlik 尖聲 різкість, пронизливість چلاہٹ sự chói tai, sự nhức óc 尖銳刺耳的聲音