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"Shrill" Definition

noun

A shrill sound.

adjective

High-pitched and piercing in tone or sound: the shrill wail of a siren.
Producing a sharp, high-pitched tone or sound: a shrill fife.
Sharp or keen to the senses; harshly vivid: shrill colors.
Having or emitting a sharp high-pitched tone or sound.
Accompanied by sharp high-pitched sounds or cries.

verb-intransitive

To produce a shrill cry or sound.

verb-transitive

To utter in a shrill manner; scream.

verb

To utter or emit an acute piercing sound.

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