| Front | shrill |
|---|---|
| Back | adjective, verb BrE /ʃrɪl/NAmE /ʃrɪl/ adjective (shrill•er, shrill•est)1 (of sounds or voices) very high and loud, in an unpleasant way piercinga shrill voice 2 loud and determined but often unreasonableshrill demands/protests  shrilly/BrE ˈʃrɪlli; NAmE ˈʃrɪlli/ adverbShe laughed shrilly.shrill•ness/BrE ʃrɪlnəs; NAmE ʃrɪlnəs/ noun [uncountable] verb 1 [intransitive] to make an unpleasant high loud soundBehind him, the telephone shrilled. 2 [transitive] + speech to say sth in a loud, high voice shriek‘Wait for me!’ she shrilled. |
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