Shrill — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

utter a shrill cry

having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃɹˈɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃɹˈɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃɹˈɪl/

1 syllable Say it as /ʃɹˈɪl/.

Examples

a shrill whistle
a shrill gaiety
strident demands

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shriek pipe up pipe strident sharp

Parts of Speech

verb	utter a shrill cry
adjective	having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones “a shrill whistle”
adjective	being sharply insistent on being heard “strident demands”
adjective	of colors that are bright and gaudy “a shrill turquoise”

Word Forms

shriek	noun	a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
shrieking	noun	sharp piercing cry
shrilling	noun	a continuing shrill noise; --P. J. Searles
shrillness	noun	having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schrillen

einen schrillen Schrei ausstoßen

🇫🇷French

aigu

pousser un cri aigu

🇪🇸Spanish

estridente

lanzar un grito estridente

🇮🇹Italian

stridulo

emettere un grido acuto

🇳🇱Dutch

schel

slaak een schelle kreet

🇵🇹Portuguese

estridente

soltar um grito estridente

🇷🇺Russian

пронзительный

издать пронзительный крик

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनिमेष

ज़ोर से चिल्लाना

🇧🇩Bengali

তীক্ষ্ণ

একটি তীব্র কান্না উচ্চারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

சிலிர்ப்பு

ஒரு கூச்சலிட்ட அழுகை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉత్కంఠ

గట్టిగా కేకలు వేయు

🇮🇳Marathi

कर्कश

एक तीव्र ओरडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

તીક્ષ્ણ

એક તીક્ષ્ણ રડવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ರೋಮಾಂಚನ

ಒಂದು ಕಟುವಾದ ಕೂಗು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിഭ്രമം

ഒരു കരച്ചിൽ ഉച്ചരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਿੱਖਾ

ਇੱਕ ਤਿੱਖਾ ਰੋਣਾ ਬੋਲੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

تیز

ایک تیز رونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

尖锐

尖叫

🇯🇵Japanese

甲高い

甲高い叫び声をあげる

🇰🇷Korean

날카로운

날카로운 소리를 지르다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chói tai

thốt lên một tiếng kêu chói tai

🇹🇭Thai

โหยหวน

ทรงส่งเสียงร้องอันแหลมคม

🇮🇩Indonesian

melengking

menjerit nyaring

🇵🇭Filipino

matinis

sumigaw ng matinis na sigaw

🇲🇾Malay

melengking

mengeluarkan tangisan yang nyaring

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شديد

أطلق صرخة حادة

🇮🇷Persian

شیطون

یک گریه کوبنده بر زبان آورد

🇹🇷Turkish

tiz

tiz bir çığlık atmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

צַרחָנִי

להוציא בכי צווחני

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