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Synonyms for "shrill" in English

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shrill:
- shrill; penetrating; piercing; rasping; glaring; staring; garish; strident; sharp
- pipe; shriek; shrill; pipe up

English

Detailed Synonyms for shrill in English

shrill:

shrill adj

shrill
shrill
- shrill adj
shrill
penetrating; shrill; piercing; rasping
- penetrating adj
- shrill adj
- piercing adj
- rasping adj
shrill
glaring; staring; garish; shrill
- glaring adj
- staring adj
- garish adj
- shrill adj
shrill

– of colors that are bright and gaudy ¹
shrill
– of colors that are bright and gaudy ¹
- shrill adj
  - a shrill turquoise¹
shrill

– being sharply insistent on being heard ¹
shrill; strident
– being sharply insistent on being heard ¹
- shrill adj
  - shrill criticism¹
- strident adj
  - strident demands¹
shrill

– having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ¹
sharp; shrill
– having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ¹
- sharp adj
- shrill adj
  - a shrill whistle¹
  - a shrill gaiety¹

shrill verbe

shrill

– utter a shrill cry ¹
to pipe; to shriek; shrill; pipe up
– utter a shrill cry ¹
- pipe verbe (pipes, piped, piping)
- shriek verbe (shrieks, shrieked, shrieking)
- shrill verbe
- pipe up verbe

Related Words for "shrill":

shrillness, shriller, shrillest

Alternate Synonyms for "shrill":

piercing; sharp; high; high-pitched
strident; imperative
colorful; colourful
shriek; pipe up; pipe; shout; shout out; cry; call; yell; scream; holler; hollo; squall

Related Definitions for "shrill":

of colors that are bright and gaudy¹
- a shrill turquoise¹
being sharply insistent on being heard¹
- shrill criticism¹
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ¹
- a shrill whistle¹
- a shrill gaiety¹
utter a shrill cry¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University