Shrill :
aigu
aigu, austère, orageux, rugueux, amer
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aiguglapitperçantestridentcrissementstridenceshrillsstrident
Verb(1) utter a shrill cry
Adjective(1) having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones(2) being sharply insistent on being heard(3) of colors that are bright and gaudy
(1) The shrill of a cell phone disrupted the conversation.(2) Don't be too harsh, too shrill in attacking the President.(3) A piercing and shrill sound could be heard in the distance.(4) The first time it had happened, Peter was sound asleep until the shrill sound of shrieking woke him up with a start.(5) The high shrill of the bell notified the students that the class was over.(6) The hours dragged on until the school bell rang, its loud shrill signalling the end of the school day.(7) The shrill of the phone interrupts my melancholy.(8) The cave echoed and re-echoed with the sounds of shrill squeals and flapping wings.(9) She woke the next morning to the shrill of the telephone ringing.(10) I suspect they will be even more shrill and irrational while questioning Miers.(11) Bombay society is small, shrill and energetic.(12) Their voices raised to the sharp shrill of a four-year-old just told to eat her vegetables.(13) The girls on the team have shrill voices and the boys sound like they are 35, made worse by dialogue mixed too loud.(14) Now, in August, the shrill sound of grasshoppers rang out across the undulating flatland beyond Sand Creek.(15) I heard a mighty shrill as I stepped into the room.(16) A shrill beep sounded in the room and I unceremoniously erupted from the bed.
Related Phrases of shrill(1) shrill voice ::
voix criarde
(1) shrill voice ::
voix criarde
Synonyms
Adjective
1. high-pitched ::
suraigu
2. piercing ::
perçant
3. high ::
haute
4. sharp ::
tranchant
5. ear-piercing ::
piercing d'oreille
6. ear-splitting ::
strident
7. penetrating ::
pénétrant
8. screeching ::
crissement
10. screechy ::
rauque
Verb
11. pipe ::
tuyau
12. shriek ::
cri
13. pipe up ::
se faire entendre
Adjective
1. high-pitched ::
suraigu
2. piercing ::
perçant
3. high ::
haute
4. sharp ::
tranchant
5. ear-piercing ::
piercing d'oreille
6. ear-splitting ::
strident
7. penetrating ::
pénétrant
8. screeching ::
crissement
10. screechy ::
rauque
Verb
11. pipe ::
tuyau
12. shriek ::
cri
13. pipe up ::
se faire entendre
Different Formsshrill, shrilled, shriller, shrillest, shrilling, shrillness, shrills, shrilly
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