sound+shrill
21shrill — 1 adjective 1 a shrill sound is very high and unpleasant; piercing (1): He heard the shrill voice of a woman in the next room. | a shrill whistle 2 shrill words express repeated, often unreasonable complaints or criticism: We use quiet persuasion …
22shrill — /ʃrɪl / (say shril) adjective 1. high pitched and piercing: a shrill cry. 2. producing such sound. 3. full of such sound. 4. Poetic keen; piercing. –verb (i) 5. to cry shrilly. –verb (t) 6. to express in a shrill cry. –noun 7. a shrill sound. – …
23shrill — I UK [ʃrɪl] / US adjective Word forms shrill : adjective shrill comparative shriller superlative shrillest 1) a shrill noise or voice is very loud, high, and unpleasant a shrill cry/whistle 2) shrill words are repeated often and in a very firm… …
24shrill — shrill1 [ ʃrıl ] adjective a shrill noise or voice is very loud, high, and unpleasant: a shrill cry/whistle ╾ shrill|ness noun uncount shrill shrill 2 [ ʃrıl ] verb intransitive to make a loud high unpleasant sound a. transitive to say something… …
25sound — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I adj. whole, undamaged; healthy, robust; logical, true, valid, reliable, honorable, trust worthy; solvent; strong, firm; thorough; unbroken. See perfection, health, stability.Ant., unsound, unhealthy,… …
26shrill — adjective (of a voice or sound) high pitched and piercing. ↘derogatory (of a complaint or demand) loud and forceful. verb make a shrill noise. Derivatives shrillness noun shrilly adverb Origin ME: of Gmc origin …
27sound — 1. Noise. Leo, kani, pā, papā, olokani; wawā, uwā, wawalo, walo (loud); nei, puō (muffled, indistinct); oe, oeoe, aeae, hoehoe, kōloa, olo (prolonged); nahenahe, nahe, lahe, aheahe, hone, honehone, hihio (soft); po a, kani pē (hollow); wī… …
28shrill — adj. & v. adj. 1 piercing and high pitched in sound. 2 derog. (esp. of a protester) sharp, unrestrained, unreasoning. v. 1 intr. (of a cry etc.) sound shrilly. 2 tr. (of a person etc.) utter or send out (a song, complaint, etc.) shrilly.… …
29shrill — adj. [schille]. O. and N. 142 v. n. == sound. Alys. 777 …
30shrill — ʃrɪl v. shriek, scream, cry out in a loud high pitched voice adj. high pitched, sharp, piercing (about a sound) …
