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Definition of shrilling - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
soundsRare continuous high-pitched noiseRare
- The shrilling from the factory was constant.
Adjective
1.
soundRare making a high-pitched and piercing soundRare
- The shrilling alarm woke everyone up.
2.
figurativeRare forceful and insistent in a sharp wayRare
- Her shrilling demands were hard to ignore.
Origin of shrilling
Old English, scralletan (to make a shrill noise)
Examples of shrilling in a sentence
Birds filled the air with shrilling at dawn. The shrilling siren could be heard for miles. Her shrilling voice cut through the noise of the crowd. His shrilling voice echoed in the hall. The shrilling alarms woke everyone up.
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- French:sifflement, strident, ...
- German:Pfeifen, durchdringend, ...
- Italian:fischio, stridente, ...
- Spanish:chirrido, estridente, ...
- Portuguese:ruído agudo, estridente, ...
- Chinese:尖叫声, 刺耳的, ...
- Japanese:甲高い音, 甲高い, ...
- Arabic:صَرِير, حَادّ, ...
- Hebrew:צִפְצוּף, צוֹרֵם, ...
- Russian:визг, пронзительный, ...
- Ukrainian:високий звук, пронизливий, ...
- Hindi:श्रिलिंग, कर्कश, ...
Definition of shrill - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
soundhigh-pitched and piercing in sound
- The shrill alarm woke everyone up.
2.
voicehaving a sharp and unpleasant voice
- Her shrill voice echoed in the hall.
3.
soundforceful and strident in tone
- His shrill demands were hard to ignore.
4.
appearanceUK excessively bright and gaudy in colorUK
- The shrill colors of the painting were overwhelming.
Verb
1.
voicetr./intr. utter words in a high-pitched tonetr./intr.
- She shrilled her demands to the crowd.
2.
noisetr. make something emit a high, piercing soundtr.
- The alarm shrilled, waking everyone up.
Origin of shrill
Old English, scrallet (to shriek)
Examples of shrill in a sentence
The shrill whistle signaled the end of the game. The shrill alarm startled everyone awake. His shrill laughter was hard to ignore. A shrill alarm woke the entire building. Her shrill whistle cut through the crowd. The shrill outfit caught everyone's attention at the party.
Her shrill makeup was too much for the conservative event. The referee shrilled the whistle to start the game. He shrilled his objections during the meeting. The referee's whistle shrilled, signaling the end of the match. As the kettle boiled, it shrilled loudly in the kitchen.
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- French:strident, glapir, ...
- German:schrill, schreien, ...
- Italian:acuto, strillare, ...
- Spanish:agudo, chillar, ...
- Portuguese:estridente, gritar, ...
- Chinese:刺耳的, 尖声喊出, ...
- Japanese:甲高い, 甲高い声で叫ぶ, ...
- Arabic:حَادّ, صَرَخَ, ...
- Hebrew:צוֹרְמָנִי, לִצְרוֹחַ בְּקוֹל צוֹרְמָנִי, ...
- Russian:пронзительный, пронзительно выкрикивать, ...
- Ukrainian:пронизливий, кричати, ...
- Hindi:कर्कश, चीखना, ...
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