Definition of shrill

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

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Screech :: Screech (v.) To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek..
Stridulate :: Stridulate (v. t.) To make a shrill, creaking noise.
Stridulate :: Stridor (n.) A harsh, shrill, or creaking noise..
Screaming :: Screaming (a.) Having the nature of a scream; like a scream; shrill; sharp.
Tink :: Tink (v. i.) To make a sharp, shrill noise; to tinkle..
Skirl :: Skirl (n.) A shrill cry or sound.
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..
Scream :: Scream (n.) A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech..
Clarion :: Clarion (n.) A kind of trumpet, whose note is clear and shrill..
Whistlingly :: Whistlingly (adv.) In a whistling manner; shrilly.
Whistle :: Whistle (v. i.) To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air..
Cherup :: Cherup (v. t.) To excite or urge on by making a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to cherup to. See Chirrup..
Skirling :: Skirling (n.) A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.
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..
Whew :: Whew (v. i.) To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover..
Shrilly :: Shrilly (adv.) In a shrill manner; acutely; with a sharp sound or voice.
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..
Shrilly :: Shrilly (a.) Somewhat shrill.
Flat :: Flat (superl.) Not sharp or shrill; not acute; as, a flat sound..
Shrill-tongued :: Shrill-tongued (a.) Having a shrill voice.
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