shrill

[US]/ʃrɪl/
[UK]/ʃrɪl/
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Translation

adj. (of a sound) high-pitched; piercing; having a high frequencyComparative: shriller, shrillest

Phrases & Collocations

a shrill voice

shrill cry

shrill laughter

a shrill whistle

shrill alarm

Example Sentences

a concession to their shrill demands.

the shrill wail of a siren.

the shrill jangle of the door bell.

a shrill scream rent the air.

a shrill voice pierced the air.

the rising shrill of women's voices.

She had a shrill high-pitched voice.

a piercing whistle shrilled through the night air.

Lawrence portrays feminists as shrill, humourless, and desexed.

catcall :a harsh or shrill call or whistle expressing derision or disapproval.

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