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shrill |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shrill \Shrill\, a. [Compar. {Shriller}; superl. {Shrillest}.] [OE. shril, schril akin to LG schrell G. schrill. See {Shrill},v. i.] Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound. Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give To sounds confused. --Shak. Let winds be shrill, let waves roll high. --Byron. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shrill \Shrill\, n. A shrill sound. [Obs.] --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shrill \Shrill\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shrilled}; p. pr & vb n. {Shrilling}.] [OE. schrillen akin to G. schrillen cf AS scralletan to resound loudly, Icel. skr["o]lta to jolt, Sw skr["a]lla to shrill, Norw. skryla skr?la. Cf {Skirl}.] To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill. Break we our pipes, that shrilledloud as lark. --Spenser. No sounds were heard but of the shrilling cock. --Goldsmith. His voice shrilled with passion. --L. Wallace. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shrill \Shrill\, v. t. To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound. How poor Andromache shrills her dolors forth. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shrill adj : high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle" [syn: {piercing}, {sharp}] v : utter a shrill cry [syn: {shriek}, {screech}, {pipe up}, {pipe}]
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