Definition of shrill

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Shrill (v. i.) Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound..

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Piccolo :: Piccolo (n.) A small, shrill flute, the pitch of which is an octave higher than the ordinary flute; an octave flute..
Stridulate :: Stridor (n.) A harsh, shrill, or creaking noise..
Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument, somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp, shrill tone..
Clarion :: Clarion (n.) A kind of trumpet, whose note is clear and shrill..
Shrilling :: Shrilling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shril.
Yelp :: Yelp (v. i.) To utter a sharp, quick cry, as a hound; to bark shrilly with eagerness, pain, or fear; to yaup..
Shrill-gorged :: Shrill-gorged (a.) Having a throat which produces a shrill note.
Argute :: Argute (a.) Sharp; shrill.
Pipe :: Pipe (v. t.) To perform, as a tune, by playing on a pipe, flute, fife, etc.; to utter in the shrill tone of a pipe..
Shrill-tongued :: Shrill-tongued (a.) Having a shrill voice.
Ear-splitting :: Ear-splitting (a.) Deafening; disagreeably loud or shrill; as, ear-splitting strains..
Chirk :: Chirk (v. i.) To shriek; to gnash; to utter harsh or shrill cries.
Stridulate :: Stridulate (v. t.) To make a shrill, creaking noise.
Crow :: Crow (v. i.) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance..
Flat :: Flat (superl.) Not sharp or shrill; not acute; as, a flat sound..
Acute :: Acute (a.) High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent..
Scream :: Scream (v. i.) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech..
Whew :: Whew (v. i.) To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover..
Coyote :: Coyote (n.) A carnivorous animal (Canis latrans), allied to the dog, found in the western part of North America; -- called also prairie wolf. Its voice is a snapping bark, followed by a prolonged, shrill howl..
Fife :: Fife (n.) A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music..
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