ALL meanings of shrill
shrill
S s - adjective shrill sound: piercing 1
- adjective shrill voice: high pitched 1
- intransitive verb shrill give a high-pitched cry 1
- transitive verb shrill cry in a high-pitched voice 1
- adjective shrill high-pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry. 1
- adjective shrill producing such a sound. 1
- adjective shrill full of or characterized by such a sound: shrill music. 1
- adjective shrill betraying some strong emotion or attitude in an exaggerated amount, as antagonism or defensiveness. 1
- adjective shrill marked by great intensity; keen: the shrill, incandescent light of the exploding bomb. 1
- noun shrill a shrill sound. 1
- adverb shrill in a shrill manner; shrilly. 1
- adjective shrill A shrill sound is high-pitched and unpleasant. 0
- adjective shrill 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. 0
- verb shrill If a bell or whistle shrills, it makes a loud, high-pitched sound. 0
- verb shrill If someone with a high-pitched voice shrills something, they say it loudly. 0
- adjective shrill sharp and high-pitched in quality 0
- adjective shrill emitting a sharp high-pitched sound 0
- verb shrill to utter (words, sounds, etc) in a shrill tone 0
- verb shrill to cause to produce a shrill sound 0
- adjective shrill having or producing a high, thin, piercing tone; high-pitched 0
- adjective shrill characterized or accompanied by shrill sounds 0
- adjective shrill unrestrained and irritatingly insistent 0
- adjective shrill keen; sharp; biting; poignant 0
- adverb shrill in a shrill manner 0
- intransitive verb shrill to make a shrill noise or sound 0
- verb transitive shrill to utter shrilly 0