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

Scolder :: Scolder (n.) The oyster catcher; -- so called from its shrill cries.

Skirling :: Skirling (n.) A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.

Katydid :: Katydid (n.) A large, green, arboreal, orthopterous insect (Cyrtophyllus concavus) of the family Locustidae, common in the United States. The males have stridulating organs at the bases of the front wings. During the summer and autumn, in the evening, the males make a peculiar, loud, shrill sound, resembling the combination Katy-did, whence the name..

Shrilling :: Shrilling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shril.

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

Tingle :: Tingle (v. i.) To feel a kind of thrilling sensation, as in hearing a shrill sound..

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..

Shirl :: Shirl (a.) Shrill.

Squealer :: Squeal (n.) A shrill, somewhat prolonged cry..

Catcall :: Catcall (n.) A sound like the cry of a cat, such as is made in playhouses to express dissatisfaction with a play; also, a small shrill instrument for making such a noise..

Ear-splitting :: Ear-splitting (a.) Deafening; disagreeably loud or shrill; as, ear-splitting strains..

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

Whew :: Whew (v. i.) To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover..

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

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

Fife :: Fife (n.) A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music..

Shrillness :: Shrillness (n.) The quality or state of being shrill.

Stridulation :: Stridulation (n.) The act of making shrill sounds or musical notes by rubbing together certain hard parts, as is done by the males of many insects, especially by Orthoptera, such as crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts..

Tink :: Tink (v. i.) To make a sharp, shrill noise; to tinkle..

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