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Synonyms for shrill
Grammar : Adj |
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Phonetic Transcription : ʃrɪl |
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Définition of shrill
Origin :- late 14c., schrylle "high-pitched, piercing" (of the voice), probably related to Old English scralletan "to sound loudly" and of imitative origin (cf. Low German schrell, German schrill "piercing, shrill"). Related: Shrillness; shrilly (adv.).
- adj high-pitched, harsh in sound
- There was a sharp, shrill cry from the boy, and Dozier whirled on him.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- But the new voice was stilled into nothingness by the shrill, reawakening falsetto.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- So saying, he put his fingers to his lips and blew a shrill whistle.
- Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
- Camille gave a shrill laugh, so funny did the idea appear to her.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Wat's voice was shrill in the land, yelling, exhorting, screaming.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- There was another shriek, and another, and then a shrill voice cried, 'Is Simmun below!'
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- From a table only a few feet off came the shrill tinkle of a telephone bell.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- As they passed the front of the hotel, they heard a shrill peal of laughter.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
- A shriek so keen and shrill that it seemed to tear out his nerves by their roots.
- Extract from : « Salvage in Space » by John Stewart Williamson
- There had been shrill cries, a babel of voices, a noise of kisses.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
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