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Shrilly

adverb/ʃɹˈɪlli/
Definition
in a shrill voice
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ʃɹˈɪlli/
🇬🇧British English
/ʃɹˈɪlli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ʃɹˈɪlli/
2 syllables Say it as /ʃɹˈɪlli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbin a shrill voice
“she sang rather shrilly”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
schrill
mit schriller Stimme
🇫🇷French
strident
d'une voix aiguë
🇪🇸Spanish
con tono agudo
con voz estridente
🇮🇹Italian
stridulo
con voce stridula
🇳🇱Dutch
schril
met schelle stem
🇵🇹Portuguese
estridente
com uma voz estridente
🇷🇺Russian
пронзительный
пронзительным голосом
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बारीक और तेज आवाज
तीखी आवाज में
🇮🇳Tamil
கேவலமான
மெல்லிய குரலில்
🇮🇳Telugu
ఉల్లాసంగా
గంభీరమైన స్వరంలో
🇮🇳Gujarati
તીક્ષ્ણ
કડક અવાજમાં
🇮🇳Kannada
ಲವಲವಿಕೆಯಿಂದ
ಕಟುವಾದ ಧ್ವನಿಯಲ್ಲಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പരിഹാസ്യമായ
ഇടറിയ ശബ്ദത്തിൽ
🇵🇰Urdu
شرارتی
دھیمی آواز میں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
尖锐地
用尖锐的声音
🇯🇵Japanese
甲高い
甲高い声で
🇰🇷Korean
날카로운
날카로운 목소리로
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chói tai
bằng một giọng chói tai
🇹🇭Thai
ร้องโหยหวน
ด้วยเสียงแหลม
🇮🇩Indonesian
nyaring
dengan suara melengking
🇵🇭Filipino
tumili
sa matinis na boses
🇲🇾Malay
menjerit
dengan suara yang melengking
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بصوت عالٍ
بصوت حاد
🇮🇷Persian
خنده دار
با صدایی تیز
🇹🇷Turkish
tiz bir şekilde
tiz bir sesle
🇮🇱Hebrew
צווחני
בקול צווחני
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'shrilly'?
The primary meaning of 'shrilly' is 'in a shrill voice'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'shrilly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'shrilly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'shrilly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'shrilly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'shrilly' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'shrilly' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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