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Strife :: Stridulous (a.) Making a shrill, creaking sound..

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

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

Shriek :: Shriek (n.) A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like..

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..

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

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..

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

Screechy :: Screechy (a.) Like a screech; shrill and harsh.

Cicada :: Cicada (n.) Any species of the genus Cicada. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by peculiar organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting of a pair of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A noted American species (C. septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada..

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

Whoop :: Whoop (n.) A loud, shrill, prolonged sound or sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough..

Shrill :: Shrill (n.) A shrill sound.

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..

Piccolo :: Piccolo (n.) A small, shrill flute, the pitch of which is an octave higher than the ordinary flute; an octave flute..

Scream :: Scream (n.) A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech..

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

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

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

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

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