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shrill

/ʃrɪl/adjective

उच्चारण श्रिल

तीखा, कर्कश, तीक्ष्ण (आवाज़)

Core word

adjectiveshriller, shrillest
  1. 1

    (of sounds or voices) very high and loud, in an unpleasant way

    तीखा, कर्कश, तीक्ष्ण (आवाज़)

    • a shrill whistle
    • Her voice became shrill with fear.

    Synonyms high-pitched piercing strident screeching ear-splitting

    Opposite low deep soft mellow

  2. 2

    disapproving

    loud and determined but often unreasonable

    तीखा और ज़ोरदार (विरोध, माँग)

    • shrill demands for the minister's resignation
    • The shrill criticism from opposition members was ignored by the speaker.

    Synonyms vehement strident loud

verb
  1. 1

    [I, T]

    to make an unpleasant high loud sound; to say something in a loud high voice

    तीखी आवाज़ करना, चीख़ना

    • Somewhere a phone shrilled.
    • The whistle shrilled across the ground, and the match began exactly on time.

    Synonyms screech shriek squeal

◇Word family
shrilly adverbshrillness noun