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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Shirl :: Shirl (a.) Shrill.
Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.
Pipe :: Pipe (v. i.) To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.
Crow :: Crow (v. i.) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance..
Sharpen :: Sharpen (a.) To render more shrill or piercing.
Shrilling :: Shrilling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shril.
Cherup :: Cherup (v. t.) To excite or urge on by making a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to cherup to. See Chirrup..
Shrill :: 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..
Stridor :: Strident (a.) Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill.
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..
Skirling :: Skirling (n.) A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.
Piping :: Piping (v.) Emitting a high, shrill sound..
Lituus :: Lituus (n.) An instrument of martial music; a kind of trumpet of a somewhat curved form and shrill note.
Shrill :: Shrill (v. t.) To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound.
Screechy :: Screechy (a.) Like a screech; shrill and harsh.
Scream :: Scream (n.) A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech..
Acute :: Acute (a.) High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent..
Whew :: Whew (v. i.) To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover..
Shrillness :: Shrillness (n.) The quality or state of being shrill.
Flat :: Flat (superl.) Not sharp or shrill; not acute; as, a flat sound..
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