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shrill::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sharp |
| Derivation | shrillness |
a shrill whistle.
a shrill gaiety.
shrill::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | shrillness |
a shrill turquoise.
Examples of shrill
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If you go too shrill and harpyish, you give the audience a chance to excuse him.
From the time.com
Greed is good, and its emissaries have the shrill relentlessness of barrow boys.
From the independent.co.uk
Wherever you turn these days, the anti-piracy mafia has become ever more shrill.
From the variety.com
The singing in this region is also unique, shrill with archaic melodic elements.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I saw here interviewed last week on Newsnight, and she was anything but shrill.
From the guardian.co.uk
When we talk about heaven, the conversation is usually so contentious and shrill.
From the thestate.com
Understandably, they were a bit startled by Tony's large size and shrill voice.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
It did not need the shrill Lady or her generally challenged cross-Atlantic buddy.
From the economist.com
One gripe though, must Carrie Matthison be so relentlessly frenetic and shrill?
From the metro.co.uk
- Having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety"
- Shriek: utter a shrill cry
- Strident: being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands"; "shrill criticism"
- Of colors that are bright and gaudy; "a shrill turquoise"
- (shrilling) a continuing shrill noise; "the clash of swords and the shrilling of trumpets"--P. J. Searles
- (shrillness) the quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses; "the shrillness of her hair color"
- (shrillness) having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound
- To make a shrill noise; High-pitched and piercing; Sharp or keen to the senses
- Excessive brightness, sometimes mistakenly interpreted by the player as desired attack and dynamic range. The artificial brightness of such practice is said to be shrill. Not a prized characteristic by any stretch of the imagination.
