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a shrill voice

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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-tongued — a. Having a shrill voice. When shrill tongued Fulvia scolds. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

  • voice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sounds you make when speaking or singing ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, fine, good, lovely, pleasant, sweet ▪ She has a beautiful singing voice. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • shrill — 1 adjective 1 a shrill sound is very high and unpleasant; piercing (1): He heard the shrill voice of a woman in the next room. | a shrill whistle 2 shrill words express repeated, often unreasonable complaints or criticism: We use quiet persuasion …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • voice*/*/*/ — [vɔɪs] noun I 1) [C/U] the sounds that someone makes when they speak, or the way that someone speaks We could hear voices in the next apartment.[/ex] The woman at the desk greeted him in a bored voice.[/ex] The children were very well behaved,… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • shrill — 1. adjective /ʃɹɪl/ a) High pitched and piercing. She spoke in a shrill voice. b) Sharp or keen to the senses. 2. verb /ʃɹɪl/ To make a shrill noise …   Wiktionary

  • shrill — adjective that shrill voice gives me a headache Syn: high pitched, piercing, high, sharp, ear piercing, ear splitting, penetrating, screeching, shrieking, screechy …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • Shrill — Shrill, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shrilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrilling}.] [OE. schrillen, akin to G. schrillen; cf. AS. scralletan to resound loudly, Icel. skr[ o]lta to jolt, Sw. skr[ a]lla to shrill, Norw. skryla, skr?la. Cf. {Skirl}.] To utter an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shrill — late 14c., schrylle high pitched, piercing (of the voice), probably related to O.E. scralletan to sound loudly, of imitative origin (Cf. Low Ger. schrell, Ger. schrill piercing, shrill ). The verb sense of to sound shrilly is recorded from c.1300 …   Etymology dictionary

  • shrill — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a voice or sound) high pitched and piercing. 2) derogatory (of a complaint or demand) loud and forceful. ► VERB ▪ make a shrill noise. DERIVATIVES shrillness noun shrilly adverb. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

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