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English adjective: shrill | |||
| 1. | shrill having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones | ||
| Samples | A shrill whistle. A shrill gaiety. | ||
| Synonyms | sharp | ||
| Similar | high, high-pitched | ||
| Antonyms | low-pitched, low | ||
| 2. | shrill being sharply insistent on being heard | ||
| Samples | Strident demands. Shrill criticism. | ||
| Synonyms | strident | ||
| Similar | imperative | ||
| Antonyms | beseeching, imploring, pleading | ||
| 3. | shrill of colors that are bright and gaudy | ||
| Samples | A shrill turquoise. | ||
| Similar | colorful, colourful | ||
| Antonyms | colorless, colourless | ||
English verb: shrill | |||
| 1. | shrill (communication) utter a shrill cry | ||
| Examples | The birds shrill in the woods , The woods shrill with many kinds of birds | ||
| Synonyms | pipe, pipe up, shriek | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | caterwaul, yowl | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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