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1 whistle
'wisl 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) plystre2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) plystre, fløyte, pipe3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) hvine, pipe4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) ule, pipe2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) plystring; fløyting, pip(ing)2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) fløyte3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) fløytefløyte--------plystreIsubst. \/ˈwɪsl\/1) plystring2) (signal)fløyte, pipe3) hvisling, piping, susing4) trilling, kvitring, synging5) fløyting, fløyt6) (britisk, slang) dressblow the whistle on ( slang) sette en stopper for, avblåseregjeringen satte en stopper for prosjektet sladre på, angislå alarm om(as) clean as a whistle meget ren ( slang) rensket (for bevis)wet one's whistle ( hverdagslig) fukte strupenworth the whistle verdt litt besvær, umaken verdtIIverb \/ˈwɪsl\/1) plystre2) fløyte, blåse (i fløyte)3) pipe, suse, hvisle4) kvitre, slå triller, synge5) (slang, seksuelt) suge, sokke, ha munnsex medlet somebody go whistle ( hverdagslig) be noen dra til helsikewhistle away ( overført) blåse i, gi blaffen iwhistle back plystre på, plystre tilbakewhistle down the wind tale for døve ører svikte, ikke bry seg omwhistle for plystre på, plystre etter ( hverdagslig) se langt etter, vente forgjeves på, bare glemme, skyte en hvit pinn etterwhistle for a wind (in a calm) (sjøfart, hverdagslig) vente på vindwhistle in the dark forsøke å spille modigwhistle in the wind plystre i motvindwhistle off ( overført) blåse iwhistle one's way plystre hele veien, gå i fred og rowhistle to plystre på -
2 cheep
i:p 1. verb(to make the shrill sound of a young bird.) kvitre, pipe2. noun1) (such a sound.) kvitring, pip2) (a single sound or word: I have not heard a cheep from the baby since he went to bed.) kvidder, pipIsubst. \/tʃiːp\/( om småfugler) kvitternot a cheep ( overført) ikke et kvidderIIverb \/tʃiːp\/( om småfugler) kvitre -
3 chirp
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4 squeak
skwi:k 1. noun(a shrill cry or sound: the squeaks of the mice/puppies.) pip(ing), hvin2. verb(to make a shrill cry or sound: The door-hinge is squeaking.) pipe, hvine, knirke- squeaky- squeakily
- squeakinesspip--------pipeIsubst. \/skwiːk\/1) pip, piping, hvin, knirk2) ( hverdagslig) sjanse, mulighetnarrow squeak på hengende håret, med et nødskrikIIverb \/skwiːk\/1) pipe (om rotter e.l.), skrike, knirke (om sko e.l.), hvine (om hengsler e.l.)2) ( om utsagn) pipe frem3) tyste, sladre4) tilståsqueak by\/through lykkes med et nødskrik, klare seg med nød og neppesqueak out ( slang) sladre, tyste -
5 acute
ə'kju:t1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) akutt2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) akutt, alvorlig3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) skarp(sindig)4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) fin, skarp5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
- acutenessintens--------kvass--------ram--------skarpadj. \/əˈkjuːt\/1) ( om instrumenter) spiss, skarp2) ( geometri) spiss3) ( om følelser) heftig, sterk, intens4) ( om lyd) høy, skjærende, gjennomtrengende5) skarpsindig, skarp6) ( om sykdom) akutt7) alvorlig, akutt8) ( fonetikk) akutt, trykksterk -
6 piercing
1) (loud; shrill: a piercing scream.) skjærende, gjennomtrengende2) ((of cold weather, winds etc) sharp; intense: a piercing wind; piercing cold.) gjennomtrengende3) (looking intently or sharply as though able to see through things: piercing eyes; a piercing glance.) gjennomborendeadj. \/ˈpɪəsɪŋ\/gjennomtrengende
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shrill´ness — shrill «shrihl», adjective, verb, noun, adverb. –adj. 1. having a high pitch; high and sharp in sound; piercing: »a shrill cry or voice. Crickets, locusts, and katydids make shrill noises. SYNONYM(S): strident. 2. a) full of shrill sounds: »a gym … Useful english dictionary
Shrill — Shrill, v. t. To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound. [1913 Webster] How poor Andromache shrills her dolors forth. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shrill — Shrill, n. A shrill sound. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sound — Sound, n. [OE. soun, OF. son, sun, F. son, fr. L. sonus akin to Skr. svana sound, svan to sound, and perh. to E. swan. Cf. {Assonant}, {Consonant}, {Person}, {Sonata}, {Sonnet}, {Sonorous}, {Swan}.] 1. The peceived object occasioned by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sound boarding — Sound Sound, n. [OE. soun, OF. son, sun, F. son, fr. L. sonus akin to Skr. svana sound, svan to sound, and perh. to E. swan. Cf. {Assonant}, {Consonant}, {Person}, {Sonata}, {Sonnet}, {Sonorous}, {Swan}.] 1. The peceived object occasioned by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sound bow — Sound Sound, n. [OE. soun, OF. son, sun, F. son, fr. L. sonus akin to Skr. svana sound, svan to sound, and perh. to E. swan. Cf. {Assonant}, {Consonant}, {Person}, {Sonata}, {Sonnet}, {Sonorous}, {Swan}.] 1. The peceived object occasioned by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sound post — Sound Sound, n. [OE. soun, OF. son, sun, F. son, fr. L. sonus akin to Skr. svana sound, svan to sound, and perh. to E. swan. Cf. {Assonant}, {Consonant}, {Person}, {Sonata}, {Sonnet}, {Sonorous}, {Swan}.] 1. The peceived object occasioned by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shrill — shrillness, n. shrilly, adv. /shril/, adj., shriller, shrillest, v., n., adv. adj. 1. high pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry. 2. producing such a sound. 3. full of or characterized by such a sound: shrill music. 4. betraying… … Universalium
shrill — I. verb Etymology: Middle English; probably akin to Old English scrallettan to resound loudly more at skirl Date: 13th century transitive verb scream intransitive verb to utter or emit an acute piercing sound II. adjective Date: 14th century … New Collegiate Dictionary
shrill — [[t]ʃrɪl[/t]] adj. er, est, v. n. adv. 1) high pitched and piercing: a shrill cry[/ex] 2) producing or marked by shrill sound 3) immoderate; strident 4) marked by great intensity: shrill incandescent light[/ex] 5) to cry shrilly 6) a shrill sound … From formal English to slang
shrill — shrill1 [ʃrıl] adj 1.) a shrill sound is very high and unpleasant ▪ That s not true, she protested in a shrill voice. ▪ a shrill whistle ▪ Fran uttered a shrill scream. 2.) shrill complaints, criticism, demands etc are too loud or strong and seem … Dictionary of contemporary English