📢shrill

adjective
/ʃrɪl/

Meaning

High-pitched and piercing in sound.

Example Sentences

The shrill whistle startled everyone in the room.

Example Expressions

shrill cry

Synonyms

piercing, high-pitched, sharp, squeaky, screeching

Antonyms

deep, low, mellow

Collocations

shrill voice, shrill cry, shrill sound, shrill tone

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