Shrillness
51chirp — vb Chirp, chirrup, cheep, peep, tweet, twitter, chitter can all mean as verbs to make the little sounds character istic of small animals and as nouns the little sounds so made, and all can be extended to sounds and the making of sounds (as by… …
52loud — loud, stentorian, earsplitting, hoarse, raucous, strident, stertorous are comparable when they apply to sounds and mean great in volume or unpleasant in effect. Loud suggests a volume above normal and sometimes implies undue vehemence or… …
53twang — v 1. twangle, resound, reverberate, ring; jingle, tinkle, clink, chink, chime, ding. 2. pluck, pick, strum. n 3. sharp or ringing sound, shrillness, stri dence, stridency; reverberation, resonance; dissonance, cacophony. 4. nasalization, nasal… …
54shrill — 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… …
55womanly — wom•an•ly [[t]ˈwʊm ən li[/t]] adj. 1) having qualities traditionally ascribed to women; feminine; not masculine or girlish 2) in the manner of, or befitting, a woman • Etymology: 1250–1300 wom′an•li•ness, wom′an•ness, n. syn: womanly, womanlike,… …
56shrill — /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. – …
57oxyopia — n. abnormal keen sightedness. ♦ oxyosphresia, n. extreme sensitivity of smell sense. ♦ oxyphonia, n. shrillness of voice. ♦ oxyrhinch, a. sharp nosed. ♦ oxytocia, n. quickness of child birth. ♦ oxytocic, a. hastening childbirth …
58shrill — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a voice or sound) high pitched and piercing. 2) derogatory (of a complaint or demand) loud and forceful. ► VERB ▪ make a shrill noise. DERIVATIVES shrillness noun shrilly adverb. ORIGIN …
59shrilly — shrill ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a voice or sound) high pitched and piercing. 2) derogatory (of a complaint or demand) loud and forceful. ► VERB ▪ make a shrill noise. DERIVATIVES shrillness noun shrilly adverb. ORIGIN …
60shrill — [shril] adj. [ME shrille, akin to LowG schrell, Ger schrill: echoic, prob. akin to SHRIEK] 1. having or producing a high, thin, piercing tone; high pitched 2. characterized or accompanied by shrill sounds 3. unrestrained and irritatingly… …
