make a shrill noise (verb)
1shrill — ► 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 …
2shrill — 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 …
3shrill — 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 …
4shrill — 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… …
5shrill — 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… …
6shrillness — shrill ► 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 …
7shrilly — shrill ► 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 …
8clitter — verb make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers stridulate • Syn: ↑stridulate • Derivationally related forms: ↑stridulation (for: ↑stridulate) …
9chirk — verb make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird • Hypernyms: ↑voice, ↑sound, ↑vocalize, ↑vocalise • Verb Frames: Something s …
10squeal — I. verb Etymology: Middle English squelen, of imitative origin Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to make a shrill cry or noise 2. a. to turn informer < squeal to the police > b. complain, protest …
