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shrill
werkwoord
1 shrill
Utter a shrill cry.
synoniemen: pipe, pipe up, shriek.
Roget 411:
cry,
roar,
shout,
bawl,
brawl,
halloo,
halloa,
hoop,
whoop,
yell,
bellow,
howl,
scream,
screech,
screak†,
shriek,
shrill,
squeak,
squeal,
squall,
whine,
pule,
pipe,
yaup†.
cheer;
hoot;
grumble,
moan,
groan.
snore,
snort;
grunt
etc.
(animal sounds)
412.
vociferate;
raise up the voice,
lift up the voice;
call out,
sing out,
cry out;
exclaim;
rend the air;
thunder at the top of one's voice,
shout at the top of one's voice,
shout at the pitch of one's breath,
thunder at the pitch of one's breath;
s'_egosiller;
strain the throat,
strain the voice,
strain the lungs;
give a cry
etc.
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bijvoeglijk naamwoord
1 shrill
Having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones:
— A shrill whistle.
— A shrill gaiety.
synoniem: sharp.
Roget 410:
creaking
etc.
v.;
stridulous†,
harsh,
coarse,
hoarse,
horrisonous†,
rough,
gruff,
grum†,
sepulchral,
hollow.
sharp,
high,
acute,
shrill;
trumpet-toned;
piercing,
ear-piercing,
high-pitched,
high-toned;
cracked;
discordant
etc.
414;
cacophonous.
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Roget 404:
loud,
sonorous;
high-sounding,
big-sounding;
deep,
full,
powerful,
noisy,
blatant,
clangorous,
multisonous†;
thundering,
deafening
etc.
v.;
trumpet-tongued;
ear-splitting,
ear-rending,
ear-deafening;
piercing;
obstreperous,
rackety,
uproarious;
enough to wake the dead,
enough to wake seven sleepers.
shrill
etc.
410
clamorous
etc.
(vociferous)
411
stentorian,
stentorophonic†.
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Pools: jazgotliwy
2 shrill
Being sharply insistent on being heard:
— Shrill criticism.
synoniem: strident.
3 shrill
Of colors that are bright and gaudy.
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