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- [shril]
- /ʃrɪl/
- /ʃrɪl/
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- [shril]
- /ʃrɪl/
Definitions of shrilly word
- adjective shrilly high-pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry. 1
- adjective shrilly producing such a sound. 1
- adjective shrilly full of or characterized by such a sound: shrill music. 1
- adjective shrilly betraying some strong emotion or attitude in an exaggerated amount, as antagonism or defensiveness. 1
- adjective shrilly marked by great intensity; keen: the shrill, incandescent light of the exploding bomb. 1
- noun shrilly a shrill sound. 1
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Origin of shrilly
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 Shrilly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shrilly 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.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
shrilly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shrilly
adv shrilly
- articulately — uttered clearly in distinct syllables.
- bitterly — You use bitterly when you are describing an attitude which involves strong, unpleasant emotions such as anger or dislike.
- blatantly — Blatantly is used to add emphasis when you are describing states or situations which you think are bad.
- conspicuously — easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable: a conspicuous error.
- deafeningly — to make deaf: The accident deafened him for life.
adverb shrilly
- crashingly — extremely; exceedingly
- discordantly — disagreeable to the ear; dissonant; harsh.
- earsplittingly — In an earsplitting way; very loudly.
- grindingly — In a grinding fashion; in a way that grinds.
- jarringly — to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
Antonyms for shrilly
adverb shrilly
- hollowly — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
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