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- [shril]
- /ʃrɪl/
- /ʃrɪl/
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- [shril]
- /ʃrɪl/
Definitions of shrill word
- adjective shrill high-pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry. 1
- adjective shrill producing such a sound. 1
- adjective shrill full of or characterized by such a sound: shrill music. 1
- adjective shrill betraying some strong emotion or attitude in an exaggerated amount, as antagonism or defensiveness. 1
- adjective shrill marked by great intensity; keen: the shrill, incandescent light of the exploding bomb. 1
- noun shrill a shrill sound. 1
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Origin of shrill
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English shrille (adj., v.); akin to Old English scrallettan to sound loudly; cognate with German schrill (adj.), schrillen (v.); compare Old Norse skrīll rabble
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Parts of speech for Shrill
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shrill popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shrill
verb shrill
- bleated — to utter the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf or a sound resembling such a cry.
- bleating — to utter the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf or a sound resembling such a cry.
- catcalled — a shrill, whistlelike sound or loud raucous shout made to express disapproval at a theater, meeting, etc.
- clanging — a clanging sound.
- hiss — to make or emit a sharp sound like that of the letter s prolonged, as a snake does, or as steam does when forced under pressure through a small opening.
adj shrill
- brassy — Brassy music is bold, harsh, and loud.
- clarion — a four-foot reed stop of trumpet quality on an organ
- earsplitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- grating — a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- high-pitched — Music. played or sung at a high pitch.
adjective shrill
- discordant — being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.
- high — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- jarring — to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
- loud — (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
- overbold — Excessively bold.
noun shrill
- yell — to cry out or speak with a strong, loud, clear sound; shout: He always yells when he is angry.
Antonyms for shrill
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