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1 shrill
[ʃrɪl]adj* * *[ʃril](high-pitched and piercing: the shrill cry of a child.) przenikliwy- shrilly- shrillness -
2 scream
[skriːm] 1. n 2. viwrzeszczeć (wrzasnąć perf), krzyczeć (krzyknąć perf)to scream at sb (to do sth) — wrzeszczeć (wrzasnąć perf) na kogoś (, żeby coś zrobił)
* * *[skri:m] 1. verb(to cry or shout in a loud shrill voice because of fear or pain or with laughter; to make a shrill noise: He was screaming in agony; `Look out!' she screamed; We screamed with laughter.) wrzeszczeć, mówić wrzaskliwym głosem2. noun1) (a loud, shrill cry or noise.)2) (a cause of laughter: She's an absolute scream.) -
3 whistle
['wɪsl] 1. n 2. viperson gwizdać (gwizdnąć perf or zagwizdać perf), pogwizdywać; bird, kettle gwizdać (zagwizdać perf); bullet świstać (świsnąć perf)3. vtto whistle a tune — gwizdać (zagwizdać perf) (jakąś) melodię
* * *['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.) (za)gwizdać2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) (za)gwizdać, odgwizdać3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) gwizdnąć4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) gwizdać2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) gwizd2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) fujarka3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) gwizdek -
4 screech
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5 squeak
[skwiːk] 1. vi 2. n* * *[skwi:k] 1. noun(a shrill cry or sound: the squeaks of the mice/puppies.) pisk2. verb(to make a shrill cry or sound: The door-hinge is squeaking.) skrzypieć- squeaky- squeakily
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6 acute
[ə'kjuːt]adjillness, angle ostry; pain ostry, przenikliwy; anxiety silny; mind, person, observer przenikliwy; ( LING) accent akutowy* * *[ə'kju:t]1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) ostry2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) ostry, poważny3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) bystry, rozgarnięty4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) wyczulony5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
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7 catcall
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8 cheep
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9 chirp
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10 piercing
['pɪəsɪŋ]* * *1) (loud; shrill: a piercing scream.) przenikliwy2) ((of cold weather, winds etc) sharp; intense: a piercing wind; piercing cold.) przenikliwy3) (looking intently or sharply as though able to see through things: piercing eyes; a piercing glance.) przenikliwy -
11 squeal
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12 yell
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Shrill — Shrill, a. [Compar. {Shriller}; superl. {Shrillest}.] [OE. shril, schril; akin to LG. schrell, G. schrill. See {Shrill},v. i.] Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; said of a sound, or of that which produces… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — 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 — [shril] adj. [ME shrille, akin to LowG schrell, Ger schrill: echoic, prob. akin to SHRIEK] 1. having or producing a high, thin, piercing tone; high pitched 2. characterized or accompanied by shrill sounds 3. unrestrained and irritatingly… … English World dictionary
Shrill — Shrill, n. A shrill sound. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … 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 — shrill·ness; shrill; … English syllables
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
shrill — [adj] high pitched, harsh in sound acute, argute, blaring, blatant, cacophonous, clanging, clangorous, deafening, discordant, ear piercing, earsplitting, high, metallic, noisy, penetrating, piercing, piping, raucous, screeching, sharp, strident,… … New thesaurus
shrill — I UK [ʃrɪl] / US adjective Word forms shrill : adjective shrill comparative shriller superlative shrillest 1) a shrill noise or voice is very loud, high, and unpleasant a shrill cry/whistle 2) shrill words are repeated often and in a very firm… … English dictionary
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
