make+shrill
1shrill´ness — shrill «shrihl», adjective, verb, noun, adverb. –adj. 1. having a high pitch; high and sharp in sound; piercing: »a shrill cry or voice. Crickets, locusts, and katydids make shrill noises. SYNONYM(S): strident. 2. a) full of shrill sounds: »a gym …
2Shrill — Shrill, v. t. To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound. [1913 Webster] How poor Andromache shrills her dolors forth. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
3shrill — [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… …
4shrill — ► 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 …
5shrill — 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… …
6shrill — shrill1 [ ʃrıl ] adjective a shrill noise or voice is very loud, high, and unpleasant: a shrill cry/whistle ╾ shrill|ness noun uncount shrill shrill 2 [ ʃrıl ] verb intransitive to make a loud high unpleasant sound a. transitive to say something… …
7shrill — 1. adjective /ʃɹɪl/ a) High pitched and piercing. She spoke in a shrill voice. b) Sharp or keen to the senses. 2. verb /ʃɹɪl/ To make a shrill noise …
8shrill — adjective (of a voice or sound) high pitched and piercing. ↘derogatory (of a complaint or demand) loud and forceful. verb make a shrill noise. Derivatives shrillness noun shrilly adverb Origin ME: of Gmc origin …
9sharpen — v. a. 1. Edge, make keen, point. 2. Make eager. 3. Sharp, make shrill. 4. Intensify, make more intense …
10gecko — geck·o || gekəʊ n. any of a number of small nocturnal lizards who eat insects and make shrill or clicking noises …
