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Shrill :: Shrill (v. i.) To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill..

Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar sound; the sound used by a sportsman in calling his dogs; the shrill note of a bird; as, the sharp whistle of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle..

Cherup :: Cherup (v. t.) To excite or urge on by making a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to cherup to. See Chirrup..

Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air..

Clary :: Clary (v. i.) To make a loud or shrill noise.

Squeaker :: Squeak (n.) A sharp, shrill, disagreeable sound suddenly utered, either of the human voice or of any animal or instrument, such as is made by carriage wheels when dry, by the soles of leather shoes, or by a pipe or reed..

Stridulate :: Stridor (n.) A harsh, shrill, or creaking noise..

Shrill-tongued :: Shrill-tongued (a.) Having a shrill voice.

Skirl :: Skirl (n.) A shrill cry or sound.

Sing :: Sing (v. i.) To make a small, shrill sound; as, the air sings in passing through a crevice..

Shrilled :: Shrilled (imp. & p. p.) of Shril.

Shrill-gorged :: Shrill-gorged (a.) Having a throat which produces a shrill note.

Oxyphony :: Oxyphony (n.) Acuteness or shrillness of voice.

Piping :: Piping (v.) Emitting a high, shrill sound..

Squeak :: Squeak (v. i.) To utter a sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration; to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or, to make a sharp, disagreeable noise, as a pipe or quill, a wagon wheel, a door; to creak..

Cherup :: Cherup (v. i.) To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See Chirrup..

Crow :: Crow (v. i.) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance..

Stridulation :: Stridulate (v. t.) to make a shrill or musical sound, such as is made by the males of many insects..

Shirl :: Shirl (a.) Shrill.

Piping :: Piping (n.) The act of playing on a pipe; the shrill noted of birds, etc..

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