shrill cry
1shrill´ness — shrill «shrihl», adjective, verb, noun, adverb. –adj. 1. having a high pitch; high and sharp in sound; piercing: »a shrill cry or voice. Crickets, locusts, and katydids make shrill noises. SYNONYM(S): strident. 2. a) full of shrill sounds: »a gym …
2shrill — [[t]ʃrɪl[/t]] adj. er, est, v. n. adv. 1) high pitched and piercing: a shrill cry[/ex] 2) producing or marked by shrill sound 3) immoderate; strident 4) marked by great intensity: shrill incandescent light[/ex] 5) to cry shrilly 6) a shrill sound …
3shrill — shrillness, n. shrilly, adv. /shril/, adj., shriller, shrillest, v., n., adv. adj. 1. high pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry. 2. producing such a sound. 3. full of or characterized by such a sound: shrill music. 4. betraying… …
4shrill — /ʃrɪl / (say shril) adjective 1. high pitched and piercing: a shrill cry. 2. producing such sound. 3. full of such sound. 4. Poetic keen; piercing. –verb (i) 5. to cry shrilly. –verb (t) 6. to express in a shrill cry. –noun 7. a shrill sound. – …
5shrill — I UK [ʃrɪl] / US adjective Word forms shrill : adjective shrill comparative shriller superlative shrillest 1) a shrill noise or voice is very loud, high, and unpleasant a shrill cry/whistle 2) shrill words are repeated often and in a very firm… …
6shrill — shrill1 [ ʃrıl ] adjective a shrill noise or voice is very loud, high, and unpleasant: a shrill cry/whistle ╾ shrill|ness noun uncount shrill shrill 2 [ ʃrıl ] verb intransitive to make a loud high unpleasant sound a. transitive to say something… …
7cry — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 shout/loud noise ADJECTIVE ▪ great, loud ▪ faint, little, low, small, soft, weak ▪ …
8cry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Loud call Nouns 1. cry, shout, call (see Verbs); vociferation, exclamation, outcry, hullabaloo, chorus, clamor, hue and cry; Bronx cheer; plaint (see lamentation); stentor (see loudness); bark, ululation …
9cry — v. & n. v. (cries, cried) 1 intr. (often foll. by out) make a loud or shrill sound, esp. to express pain, grief, etc., or to appeal for help. 2 a intr. shed tears; weep. b tr. shed (tears). 3 tr. (often foll. by out) say or exclaim loudly or… …
10Cry — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Cry >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 cry cry &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 voice voice &c.(human) 580 Sgm: N 1 hubbub hubbub Sgm: N 1 bark bark &c.(animal) 412 GRP: N 2 …
