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| shrill [ shril ] |
adjective (comparative shrill·er, superlative shrill·est) |
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1. penetratingly high-pitched: with a high-pitched penetrating quality
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2. making shrill sound: making a high-pitched penetrating sound
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3. insistent: with an obtrusive insistent quality
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4. strident: having a harsh intense quality perceived as unpleasant
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verb (past and past participle shrilled, present participle shrill·ing, 3rd person present singular shrills) |
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1. intransitive verb make shrill sound: to make a high-pitched penetrating sound
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literary
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2. transitive verb say something in piercing voice: to utter something in a high-pitched penetrating voice
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| [13th century. Origin ?] |
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  shrill·ness noun |
| shril·ly adverb |
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