shrill

IPA: ʃrˈɪɫ

noun

  • A shrill sound.

verb

  • To make a shrill noise.

adjective

  • High-pitched and piercing.
  • Having a shrill voice.
  • Sharp or keen to the senses.
  • (figuratively, derogatory, especially of a complaint or demand) Fierce, loud, strident.
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Examples of "shrill" in Sentences

  • The call is a loud shrill scream.
  • The shrill sound came from the valley.
  • But the debate remains as shrill as ever.
  • The song is a monotonous series of shrill notes.
  • The complaint seems very shrill, and lacking evidence.
  • Sure is irritating dealing with the abrasive and the shrill though.
  • He is not a parapsychologist and merely a shrill critic of the field.
  • All the usual technical characteristics, and the shrill style to boot.
  • This article looks shrill and histrionic and theirs is very sophisticated.
  • The male's call is a shrill whistle, and the female's is throatier whistle.

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