shrill-sounding

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• ill-sounding — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cacophonous, jangling, dissonant; see harsh 1 , loud 1 , 2 , raucous 1 , shrill …   English dictionary for students

• ill-sounding — adj dissonant, discordant, absonant, unmelodious, unmelodical, inharmonious; strident, stridulous, stridulant, raucous, harsh, grating, shrill, sharp, piercing; brassy, tinny, metallic; jarring, clashing, jangling; out of tune, off tune, off… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Elementos de la antigüedad — Para otros usos de este término, véase Elemento. Muchas doctrinas antiguas usaban un grupo de elementos para explicar los patrones en la naturaleza. En este contexto, la palabra elemento se refiere más al estado de la materia (o sea,… …   Wikipedia Español

• λιγυσφαράγων — λιγυσφάραγος shrill sounding masc/fem/neut gen pl …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

• pipe — [pīp] n. [ME < OE < WGmc * pipa < VL * pipa < L pipare, to cheep, chirp, peep, of echoic orig.] 1. a hollow cylinder or cone, as of reed, straw, wood, or metal, in which air vibrates to produce a musical sound, as in an organ or wind… …   English World dictionary

• Loudness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Loudness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 loudness loudness power Sgm: N 1 loud noise loud noise din Sgm: N 1 blare blare Sgm: N 1 clang clang clangor Sgm: N 1 clatter …   English dictionary for students

• wind instrument — /wind/ a musical instrument sounded by the breath or other air current, as the trumpet, trombone, clarinet, or flute. [1575 85] * * * ▪ music Introduction       any musical instrument that uses air as the primary vibrating medium for the… …   Universalium

• Rebel yell — The rebel yell (sometimes called the pibroch of the ConfederacyFact|date=July 2008) was a battle cry used by Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War. Confederate soldiers would use the yell during charges to intimidate the enemy and… …   Wikipedia

• pipe — I. /paɪp / (say puyp) noun 1. a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, etc., or for some other purpose; a tube. 2. any of various tubular or cylindrical objects, parts, or formations. 3. a… …  

• pipe — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pīpa (akin to Old High German pfīfa pipe), from Vulgar Latin *pipa pipe, from Latin pipare to peep, of imitative origin Date: before 12th century 1. a. a tubular wind instrument; specifically a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Clarinet — This article is about the musical instrument. For ClariNet, see ClariNet. Clarinet B♭ Clarinet (Boehm system) Woodwind instrument Classification Wind Woodwind …   Wikipedia