shrill

adj., shrill·er, shrill·est.

1. High-pitched and piercing in tone or sound: the shrill wail of a siren.
2. Producing a sharp, high-pitched tone or sound: a shrill fife.
3. Sharp or keen to the senses; harshly vivid: shrill colors.

v., shrilled, shrill·ing, shrills.

v.tr.
To utter in a shrill manner; scream.

v.intr.
To produce a shrill cry or sound.

[Middle English shrille.]

shrillness shrill'ness n.
shrilly shril'ly adv.

adjective

Elevated in pitch: high, high-pitched, piercing, piping, shrieky, shrilly, treble. Music acute. See high/low, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

verb

To utter a long, loud, piercing cry, as of pain or fright: screak, scream, screech, shriek. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

adj

Definition: high-pitched, harsh in sound
Antonyms: low, soft

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: utter a shrill cry
  Synonyms: shriek, screech, pipe up, pipe

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The adjective shrill has one meaning:

Meaning #1: high-pitched and sharp
  Synonyms: piercing, sharp

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skinger, skærende, skarp
v. tr. - skrige
v. intr. - skingre, pibe
n. - skingert skrig

Nederlands (Dutch)
schril, gillend

Français (French)
adj. - strident, perçant, vigoureux (péj)
v. tr. - pousser un cri aigu
v. intr. - pousser un son aigu, retentir (le téléphone)
n. - cri aigu

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schrill
n. - Schrillen
v. - kreischen, schrillen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - οξύς, στριγκός, τσιριχτός, διαπεραστικός
n. - στριγγλίζω

Italiano (Italian)
stridente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - agudo, esganiçado, incômodo

Русский (Russian)
резкий крик, визг, резкий свисток, пронзительный, шумный, яркий, неумеренный, надоедливый, пронзительно кричать, звучать резко и громко, выкрикивать, прокричать

Español (Spanish)
adj. - agudo, estridente, penetrante
v. tr. - chillar
v. intr. - chillar
n. - algo vivo, claro brillante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - gäll, genomträngande, skarp, ettrig
n. - gällt skrik

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
尖锐的, 刺耳的, 用尖锐的声音说, 发出刺耳声, 尖锐的声音

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 尖銳的, 刺耳的
v. tr. - 用尖銳的聲音說
v. intr. - 發出刺耳聲
n. - 尖銳的聲音

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (소리가) 날카로운, (색깔, 빛 등이) 강렬한, 푸념하는
v. tr. - 날카로운 소리로 말하다, 날카롭게 울리다
v. intr. - 날카로운 소리를 내다
n. - 날카로운 소리, 새된 목소리

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 金切り声で歌う
n. - 金切り声
adj. - 鋭い, 強烈な
adv. - 金切り声で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عالي ألنغمه حاد أو ثاقب (الاسم) صيحه حادة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮צרחני, חד, לא-מרוסן, חודרני‬
v. tr. - ‮צווח‬
v. intr. - ‮צווח‬
n. - ‮צליל צווחני‬

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