Definition of Shrill

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Shrill

Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound.

A shrill sound.

To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill.

To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound.

Related Definitions:

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Shrill Quotations

Our world faces a true planetary emergency. I know the phrase sounds shrill, and I know it's a challenge to the moral imagination.
Al Gore

We have no faith in ourselves. I have never met a woman who, deep down in her core, really believes she has great legs. And if she suspects that she might have great legs, then she's convinced that she has a shrill voice and no neck.
Cynthia Heimel

I detest heavy perfume and shrill voices.
Renee Vivien

Shrill Translations

shrill in Dutch is bits, snibbig
shrill in German is schrill, schrill, schrille
shrill in Italian is elevato, stridulo
shrill in Portuguese is agudo

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