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English to English adjective
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Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones | | Example: a shrill whistle
a shrill gaiety
source: wordnet30
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being sharply insistent on being heard | | Example: strident demands
shrill criticism
source: wordnet30
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of colors that are bright and gaudy | | Example: a shrill turquoise
source: wordnet30 noun
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A shrill sound. | | source: webster1913 verb
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utter a shrill cry | | source: wordnet30
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To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill. | | source: webster1913
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To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound. | | source: webster1913
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