Shrill - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ʃrɪl|
Brit.
|ʃrɪl|
verb
adjective
- having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones (syn: sharp)
a shrill whistle
a shrill gaiety
- being sharply insistent on being heard (syn: strident)a shrill gaiety
shrill criticism
- of colors that are bright and gaudya shrill turquoise
Extra examples
...the mud-splattered bystanders were shrilling with outrage at the inconsiderate motorist...
...the shrill sound of a policeman's whistle...
'That's not true,' she protested in a shrill voice.
Fran uttered a shrill scream.
He hated the shrill demands of the children.
The telephone shrilled twice.
'I hate you!' she shrilled.
The kettle emitted a shrill whistle.
There was a stunned silence, punctured by shrill laughter.
'Freeze!' a shrill voice sang out.
A shrill voice sounded behind us
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: shrill
he/she/it: shrills
present participle: shrilling
past tense: shrilled
past participle: shrilled
I/you/we/they: shrill
he/she/it: shrills
present participle: shrilling
past tense: shrilled
past participle: shrilled
adjective
comparative: shriller
superlative: shrillest
comparative: shriller
superlative: shrillest
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