screaky screechy squeaking squeaky squealing
- screaky screechy squeaking squeaky squealing
- high-pitched high-pitched adj.
1. high in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices.
Opposite of {low}. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched,
nasal}; {altissimo}; {alto}; {countertenor, alto};
{falsetto}; {peaky, spiky}; {piping}; {shrill, sharp};
{screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing};
{soprano, treble}; {sopranino}; {tenor}]
Syn: high.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched
roof.
Syn: steeply pitched, steep.
[WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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screaky — adjective 1. having a rasping or grating sound creaky stairs • Syn: ↑creaky • Similar to: ↑noisy • Derivationally related forms: ↑creak (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
squealing — adjective having or making a high pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge • Syn: ↑screaky, ↑screechy, ↑squeaking, ↑squeaky • Similar to: ↑high, ↑high pitched • Derivationally … Useful english dictionary
screechy — adjective having or making a high pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑screaky, ↑squeaking, ↑squeaky, ↑squealing • Similar to: ↑high, ↑high pitched … Useful english dictionary
squeaking — adjective having or making a high pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge • Syn: ↑screaky, ↑screechy, ↑squeaky, ↑squealing • Similar to: ↑high, ↑high pitched • Derivationally … Useful english dictionary
adenoidal pinched nasal — high pitched high pitched adj. 1. high in pitch or frequency; used of sounds and voices. Opposite of {low}. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched, nasal}; {altissimo}; {alto}; {countertenor, alto}; {falsetto}; {peaky, spiky}; {piping}; {shrill,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
altissimo — high pitched high pitched adj. 1. high in pitch or frequency; used of sounds and voices. Opposite of {low}. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched, nasal}; {altissimo}; {alto}; {countertenor, alto}; {falsetto}; {peaky, spiky}; {piping}; {shrill,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alto — high pitched high pitched adj. 1. high in pitch or frequency; used of sounds and voices. Opposite of {low}. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched, nasal}; {altissimo}; {alto}; {countertenor, alto}; {falsetto}; {peaky, spiky}; {piping}; {shrill,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
countertenor alto — high pitched high pitched adj. 1. high in pitch or frequency; used of sounds and voices. Opposite of {low}. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched, nasal}; {altissimo}; {alto}; {countertenor, alto}; {falsetto}; {peaky, spiky}; {piping}; {shrill,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
falsetto — high pitched high pitched adj. 1. high in pitch or frequency; used of sounds and voices. Opposite of {low}. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched, nasal}; {altissimo}; {alto}; {countertenor, alto}; {falsetto}; {peaky, spiky}; {piping}; {shrill,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
high-pitched — adj. 1. high in pitch or frequency; used of sounds and voices. Opposite of {low}. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched, nasal}; {altissimo}; {alto}; {countertenor, alto}; {falsetto}; {peaky, spiky}; {piping}; {shrill, sharp}; {screaky, screechy,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
