Defenition of the word shrill

• Defenition of the word shrill

  • high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle"
  • utter a shrill cry
  • of colors that are bright and gaudy
  • being sharply insistent on being heard
  • having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones

Synonyms for the word shrill

• • harsh
  • high-pitched
  • penetrating
  • piercing
  • pipe
  • pipe up
  • ring
  • scream
  • screech
  • sharp
  • shriek
  • strident
  • trill

Similar words in the shrill

• • high
  • high-pitched
  • shrill
  • shrilled
  • shriller
  • shrillest
  • shrilling
  • shrillness
  • shrillness's
  • shrills
  • shrilly

Hyponyms for the word shrill

• • caterwaul
  • yowl

Hypernyms for the word shrill

• • call
  • cry
  • holler
  • hollo
  • scream
  • shout
  • shout out
  • squall
  • yell

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