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Shrill Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Shrill? [adj] high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle" [v] utter a shrill cry Synonyms \| Synonyms for Shrill: high \| high-pitched \| piercing \| pipe \| pipe up \| screech \| sharp \| shriek Related Terms \| Find terms related to Shrill: See Also \| call \| caterwaul \| cry \| holler \| hollo \| scream \| shout \| shout out \| squall \| yell \| yowl Shrill In Webster's Dictionary \Shrill\, a. [Compar. {Shriller}; superl. {Shrillest}.] [OE. shril, schril; akin to LG. schrell, G. schrill. See {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. Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give To sounds confused. --Shak. Let winds be shrill, let waves roll high. --Byron. \Shrill\, n. A shrill sound. [Obs.] --Spenser. \Shrill\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shrilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrilling}.] [OE. schrillen, akin to G. schrillen; cf. AS. scralletan to resound loudly, Icel. skr["o]lta to jolt, Sw. skr["a]lla to shrill, Norw. skryla, skr?la. Cf. {Skirl}.] To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill. Break we our pipes, that shrilledloud as lark. --Spenser. No sounds were heard but of the shrilling cock. --Goldsmith. His voice shrilled with passion. --L. Wallace. \Shrill\, v. t. To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound. How poor Andromache shrills her dolors forth. --Shak.

Shrill Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Shrill?

[adj] high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle"
[v] utter a shrill cry

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Shrill In Webster's Dictionary

\Shrill\, a. [Compar. {Shriller}; superl. {Shrillest}.]
[OE. shril, schril; akin to LG. schrell, G. schrill. See
{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.

      Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give To sounds
      confused.                                --Shak.

      Let winds be shrill, let waves roll high. --Byron.


\Shrill\, n.
A shrill sound. [Obs.] --Spenser.


\Shrill\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shrilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Shrilling}.] [OE. schrillen, akin to G. schrillen; cf. AS.
scralletan to resound loudly, Icel. skr["o]lta to jolt, Sw.
skr["a]lla to shrill, Norw. skryla, skr?la. Cf. {Skirl}.]
To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp,
shrill tone; to become shrill.

      Break we our pipes, that shrilledloud as lark.
                                               --Spenser.

      No sounds were heard but of the shrilling cock.
                                               --Goldsmith.

      His voice shrilled with passion.         --L. Wallace.


\Shrill\, v. t.
To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a
shrill sound.

      How poor Andromache shrills her dolors forth. --Shak.

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