shrill
🇺🇸
/ʃrɪl/
🇬🇧
/ʃrɪl/
adjective
R
A sound that is very high and loud, and can be annoying.
The shrill alarm woke everyone up.
R
A demand or protest that is loud and insistent, but may not be fair.
The shrill voices of the protesters echoed through the streets.
verb
R
To make a high, loud sound that can be unpleasant.
The whistle shrilled loudly during the game.
R
To say something in a high, loud voice.
She shrilled a warning to the others.
translation
A sound that is very high and loud, and can be annoying.; A demand or protest that is loud and insistent, but may not be fair.
To make a high, loud sound that can be unpleasant.; To say something in a high, loud voice.
Word Forms
3rd Present
shrills
Past
shrilled
Perfect
shrilled
Progressive
shrilling
Comparative
shriller
Superlative
shrillest