shrill
High-pitched and piercingHigh-pitched and piercing.
» All at once, I heard a shrill cry.
Plötzlich hörte ich einen schrillen Schrei.
Внезапно я услышал пронзительный крик.
Meaning
4 sensesHigh-pitched and piercing.
The woods rang with shrill cries of the birds.
schrill
пронзи́тельныйpronzítelʹnyj
прони́зливийpronýzlyvyj
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
Having a shrill voice.
Sharp or keen to the senses.
scharf
(derogatory, figuratively)Especially of a woman: fierce, loud, strident.
Examples
19 sentencesAll at once, I heard a shrill cry.
ruВнезапно я услышал пронзительный крик.
dePlötzlich hörte ich einen schrillen Schrei.
All at once she began to shout in a shrill voice.
Tom has a shrill voice.
Tom gave a shrill cry.
Mary has a shrill voice.
ruУ Мэри резкий голос.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Middle English schrille, shirle, shrille (“of a sound: high-pitched, piercing; pFrom Late Middle English schrille, shirle, shrille (“of a sound: high-pitched, piercing; producing such a sound”), possibly from the earlier shil, schille (“loud, resounding; high-pitched”), from Old English sċill (“sonorous sounding”), of Germanic origin and probably ultimately imitative.
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Forms
shriller, shrillestSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
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