meaning of shrill
1. Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound.
2. A shrill sound.
3. To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill.
4. To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound.
5. utter a shrill cry
Related Words
shrill | shrill-gorged | shrill-tongued | shrilled | shrilling | shrillness | shrilly |
