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Definitions of shrill
To utter or express in a shrill tone ; to cause to make a shrill sound . Webster Dictionary DB
To utter in a sharp , piercing tone . The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
To utter an acute , piercing sound ; to sound with a sharp , shrill tone ; to become shrill. Webster Dictionary DB
Acute ; sharp ; piercing ; having or emitting a sharp , piercing tone or sound ; - said of a sound , or of that which produces a sound . Webster Dictionary DB
utter a shrill cry Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
To express shrilly . Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
A shrill sound . Webster Dictionary DB
Shrilliness. The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
SHRILLNESS . The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
Shrilly . The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
high -pitched and sharp ; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle " Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
Sharp and piercing in tone . The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
Piercing : sharp : uttering an acute sound . The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
Piercing ; sharp , as sound . The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
Sharp and piercing , as a sound . The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
Sharp and piercing , applied to sound . Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
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Usage examples for shrill
Father
Pezelay
cried
in
his
high
shrill
voice .
– Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Stanley J. Weyman
Teddy
Tucker's
shrill
voice
was
heard
from
one
end
to
the
other
of
the "
Fat
Marie."
– The-Circus-Boys-on-the-Mississippi-or-Afloat-with-the-Big-Show-on-the-Big-River by Darlington, Edgar B. P.
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