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shrill
[shril]
adjective
high-pitched and piercing in sound quality.
a shrill cry.
producing such a sound.
full of or characterized by such a sound.
shrill music.
betraying some strong emotion or attitude in an exaggerated amount, as antagonism or defensiveness.
marked by great intensity; keen.
the shrill, incandescent light of the exploding bomb.
verb (used with or without object)
to cry shrilly.
noun
a shrill sound.
adverb
in a shrill manner; shrilly.
shrill
/ ʃɪ /
adjective
sharp and high-pitched in quality
emitting a sharp high-pitched sound
verb
to utter (words, sounds, etc) in a shrill tone
rare(tr) to cause to produce a shrill sound
Other Word Forms
- shrillness noun
- shrilly adverb
- outshrill verb (used with object)
- unshrill adjective
- ˈԱ noun
- ˈ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of shrill1
Word History and Origins
Origin of shrill1
Example Sentences
It draws on another 21st-century innovation: the rise of shrill reality TV like "The Apprentice."
Then all the shrill noise of combat hits the ears at once and you understand how impossible it is to make sense of anything.
Shakespeare’s play assumes the shrieks and shrill cries of a B-movie.
These go-nowhere debates exhaust progressive energies and make it easier for the right to paint the left as "shrill."
We must transcend the shrill negative feelings and emotions that characterized the campaign season.
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