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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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSHRILL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

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    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.

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    Learn the meaning of shrill as an adjective, verb, and noun, and see how to use it in sentences. Find out the synonyms, pronunciation, and word origin of shrill.

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    Shrill means high-pitched and piercing in sound quality, or full of strong emotion or intensity. Learn how to use shrill in a sentence, and find out its origin, derived forms and related words.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › shrillShrill - definition of shrill by The Free Dictionary

    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.

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    Definition of shrill adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Learn the meaning of shrill as an adjective, verb, and noun, and how to use it in different contexts. Find out the pronunciation, synonyms, collocations, and translations of shrill in English and other languages.