shrill

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Sharp or keen to the senses
To make a shrill noise
High-pitched and piercing

She spoke in a shrill voice.

{a} giving a piercing sound, sharp
{v} to pierce the ear with a sharp sound
{f} shriek, scream, cry out in a loud high-pitched voice
To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound
{s} high-pitched, sharp, piercing (about a sound)
Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound
A shrill sound is high-pitched and unpleasant. Shrill cries and startled oaths flew up around us as pandemonium broke out Mary Ann's voice grew shrill. = piercing + shrilly shril·ly `What are you doing?' she demanded shrilly. + shrillness shrill·ness that ugly shrillness in her voice
disapproval If you describe a demand, protest, or statement as shrill, you disapprove of it and do not like the strong, forceful way it is said. Shrill voices on both sides of the Atlantic are advocating protectionism
high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle"
A shrill sound
To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill
utter a shrill cry
shirl
shrillness
The result or product of being shrill
shrillness
The property of being shrill

The shrillness of her voice made people's ears hurt, or so they claimed.

shrillness
{n} a shrill quality, a sharp noise
shrilled
past of shrill
shrilling
Searles
shrilling
present participle of shrill
shrilling
a continuing shrill noise; "the clash of swords and the shrilling of trumpets"--P
shrillness
The quality or state of being shrill
shrillness
having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound
shrillness
{i} quality of being high-pitched, piercing, sharp (about a sound)
shrills
third-person singular of shrill
shrilly
in a shrill voice; "she sang rather shrilly
shrilly
Somewhat shrill
shrilly
in a shrill voice; "she sang rather shrilly"
shrilly
In a shrill manner
shrilly
In a shrill manner; acutely; with a sharp sound or voice
shrilly
with a high-pitched sound, with a piercing sound
shrill
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