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

Screaming :: Screaming (a.) Having the nature of a scream; like a scream; shrill; sharp.

Skirl :: Skirl (v. t.& i.) To utter in a shrill tone; to scream.

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

Stridulate :: Stridulate (v. t.) To make a shrill, creaking noise.

Squawk :: Squawk (v. i.) To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly..

Shriek :: Shriek (v. i.) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish..

Screak :: Screak (v.) To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel..

Acuteness :: Acuteness (n.) Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.

Argute :: Argute (a.) Sharp; shrill.

Acute :: Acute (a.) High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; -- opposed to grave or low; as, an acute tone or accent..

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

Shirl :: Shirl (a.) Shrill.

Flageolet :: Flageolet (n.) A small wooden pipe, having six or more holes, and a mouthpiece inserted at one end. It produces a shrill sound, softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have superseded the old recorder..

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

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

Whistlingly :: Whistlingly (adv.) In a whistling manner; shrilly.

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..

Pipe :: Pipe (v. i.) To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to whistle.

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

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