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Another word for shrill

shrill Synonyms

shrill

modif.

high-pitched, piercing, penetrating, sharp, strident, screeching, thin, piping, deafening, earsplitting, blatant, noisy, clanging, clangorous, harsh, blaring, raucous, metallic, discordant, cacophonous, acute; see also loud 1.

Antonyms soft*, low, faint.

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Another word for shrill

adjective

Elevated in pitch:

high, high-pitched, piercing, piping, shrieky, shrilly, treble. (Music) acute. See high, sounds

verb

To utter a long, loud, piercing cry, as of pain or fright:

screak, scream, screech, shriek. See sounds

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Who gave orders? he said in his shrill, harsh voice.
If alarmed they utter a shrill loud whistle, and rush down the burrow, but reappear after a few minutes to see if the danger is past.
Even the kitten gave a dreadfully shrill scream and at the same time Jim the cab-horse neighed loudly.
Here, by the very corner of my field, still nearer to town, Zilpha, a colored woman, had her little house, where she spun linen for the townsfolk, making the Walden Woods ring with her shrill singing, for she had a loud and notable voice.
She did want to use the bags first, and if Jackson hadn't been in this state, he would be getting a shrill earful for feeding from the bottles.

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