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 | ||