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shrillness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | interest, interestingness |
| Derivation | shrill |
the shrillness of her hair color.
Examples of shrillness
shrillness
These two poems have a shrillness that maybe reflects this loss of moral authority.
From the guardian.co.uk
Yet Hoagland can examine such melancholy facts without shrillness or sentimentality.
From the time.com
Making some sense of it wasn't easy amid the shrillness that surrounded the challenger.
From the independent.co.uk
Fowler avoids shrillness as she coaxes drama out of this timely issue.
From the nytimes.com
Despite such dissatisfaction, the note of shrillness and deep grievance has left the party.
From the time.com
Not much has changed besides your shrillness about it.
From the economist.com
Some within the GOP have warned that shrillness on the subject can be painted by opponents as an anti-Latino bias.
From the washingtonpost.com
Shrillness and venom are the coin of the realm.
From the washingtonpost.com
But given the shrillness of the Cabrera-Trout MVP debate, his landslide was as unforeseen as his Triple Crown.
From the freep.com
- The quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses; "the shrillness of her hair color"
- Having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound
- (shrill) having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety"
- (shrill) strident: being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands"; "shrill criticism"
- (shrill) of colors that are bright and gaudy; "a shrill turquoise"
- The property of being shrill; The result or product of being shrill
- (shrill) to emit a piercing sound
- (Shrill) 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.
