Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shril]
- /ʃrɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shril]
- /ʃrɪl/
Definitions of shrillest word
- adjective shrillest high-pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry. 1
- adjective shrillest producing such a sound. 1
- adjective shrillest full of or characterized by such a sound: shrill music. 1
- adjective shrillest betraying some strong emotion or attitude in an exaggerated amount, as antagonism or defensiveness. 1
- adjective shrillest marked by great intensity; keen: the shrill, incandescent light of the exploding bomb. 1
- noun shrillest a shrill sound. 1
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Origin of shrillest
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 Shrillest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shrillest 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.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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