Synonyms:
shrill, sharp
Meaning: having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
shriek, shrill, pipe_up, pipe
Meaning: utter a shrill cry
Usage examples
Tad's companions gave a shrill cheer.
He was startled from this view by a shrill outcry from the tattered man.
In the early evening he often utters a fine, shrill, whistling call note.
She bewailed his evil lot, with many shrill cries, and flung the useless flacket far away.
The birds are usually silent; those that have voices utter a plaintive song, or hoarse, shrill cry.
Here, at the sight which met her eyes, she dropped the tray with a crash, and let off a shrill yell.
The close is very striking, full of the splendors of glancing scales and shrill octave progressions.
I sent a shrill whistle and a stick that way, and out ran four fine deer that loped gracefully across the turf.
I heard excited voices in the kitchen--grandmother's was so shrill that I knew she must be almost beside herself.
She was turning slowly away when down the pike behind her came the quick beat of a horse's hoofs and a shrill whistle.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hillary Clinton, License CC BY-SA 4.0
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