Shrill
[ʃrɪl]
Definition
(adj.) of colors that are bright and gaudy; 'a shrill turquoise' .
(adj.) having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; 'a shrill whistle'; 'a shrill gaiety' .
Typist: Thaddeus--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound.
(n.) A shrill sound.
(v. i.) To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill.
(v. t.) To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound.
Checker: Rudolph
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Acute, sharp, high, high-toned.
Editor: Xenia
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Sharp, piercing, acute, high_pitched
ANT:Low, deep, base, hollow, murmuring, rumbling
Typed by Dave
Definition
adj. piercing: sharp: uttering an acute sound.—adjs. Shrill′-gorged (Shak.) shrill-throated; Shrill′ing (Spens.) sounding shrill.—n. Shrill′ness.—adjs. Shrill′-tongued Shrill′-voiced (Shak.) having a shrill voice; Shrill′y somewhat shrill.—adv. Shrill′y.
Editor: Vlad
Examples
- He whistled shrill and loud. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- As he spoke, a woman's shrill scream--a scream which vibrated with a frenzy of horror--burst from the thick, green clump of bushes in front of us. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- None of those who were nearest answered; but from the outer ring there arose a shrill cry of ''Cause you're mad! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Say that again, cried Mr. Smallweed in a shrill, sharp voice. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I tapped at the door, and a little shrill voice inside said, We are locked in. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- It was not until it had been twice repeated, each time in a shriller tone, that he became conscious of the impropriety of his behaviour. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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