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    shrill
    /ʃrɪl/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing: "a shrill laugh"

    verb

    • 1. make a shrill noise: "a piercing whistle shrilled through the night air"

    noun

    • 1. a shrill sound or cry: "the shrill of a smoke detector filled the air"

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  2. Shrill means having a loud and high sound that is unpleasant or painful to listen to, or used to describe a way of arguing or criticizing that seems too forceful. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, and translations in different languages.

  3. Learn the meaning of shrill as a verb, adjective, and noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Shrill can mean to scream, to have a high-pitched sound, or to be strident or intemperate.

  4. Shrill means high-pitched and unpleasant, or forceful and irritating. It can also be a verb meaning to make a loud sound or to speak shrilly. See word forms, pronunciation, collocations and usage examples.

  5. Shrill definition: high-pitched and piercing in sound quality. See examples of SHRILL used in a sentence.

  6. Shrill means high-pitched and piercing in tone or sound, or producing a sharp, high-pitched tone or sound. It can also mean sharp or keen to the senses, or strident and insistent. See synonyms, translations and usage examples.

  7. having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones. “a shrill whistle”. “a shrill gaiety”. synonyms: piercing, sharp. high, high-pitched. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency. adjective. being sharply insistent on being heard. “ shrill criticism”.

  8. Shrill means very high and loud, in an unpleasant way. It can also describe someone who is loud and determined but often unreasonable. See synonyms, word origin and usage notes.