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Meaning of 'shrill' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shrill [ n.]
- A shrill sound.
2 . Shrill [ v. i.]
- Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound.
- To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill.
3 . Shrill [ v. t.]
- To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound.

Meaning of 'shrill' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . shrill [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
Example in sentence:
  • a shrill gaiety;
  • a shrill whistle
Meaning (2):
- of colors that are bright and gaudy
Example in sentence:
  • a shrill turquoise
Meaning (3):
- being sharply insistent on being heard
Example in sentence:
  • shrill criticism;
  • strident demands

Nearby Words:

shrag shragger shram shrank shrap shrape shrapnel shred shredcook shredded

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