SHRIEK vs SHRILL: NOUN
- A high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
- A shrill, often frantic cry.
- A sound suggestive of such a cry.
- A sharp, shrill outcry: as, the shriek of a whistle; shrieks of laughter. See shriek, v.
- Synonyms Screech etc. See screem.
- A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.
- The swift; -- so called from its cry.
- Sharp piercing cry
- A shrill sound.
- A keen or piercing sound.
SHRIEK vs SHRILL: ADJECTIVE
- N/A
- High-pitched and piercing in tone or sound.
- Sharp or keen to the senses; harshly vivid.
- High-pitched and sharp
- Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound.
- High-pitched and piercing.
- Sharp or keen to the senses.
- Of colors that are bright and gaudy
- Being sharply insistent on being heard
- Having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
- Producing a sharp, high-pitched tone or sound.
SHRIEK vs SHRILL: VERB
- Utter a shrill cry
- To make a shrill noise.
- Utter a shrill cry
SHRIEK vs SHRILL: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- To utter with a shriek.
- To make a sound similar to a shriek.
- To utter a shriek.
- To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.
- To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill.
- To produce a shrill cry or sound.
- To utter in a shrill manner; scream.
SHRIEK vs SHRILL: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.
- To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound.
SHRIEK vs SHRILL: OTHER WORD TYPES
- To utter a sharp, shrill cry; cry out more or less convulsively, at a pitch above that of a scream, as in great and sudden fright, in horror, or in extreme pain: used sometimes, by hyperbole, of laughter.
- To utter with a shriek or a shrill wild cry.
- To utter or emit a keen, piercing, high-pitched sound.
- To sound shrilly; be shrill.
- To cause to give out a shrill sound.
- To utter or produce with a shrill sound.
- Sharp and piercing in sound; high and keen (somewhat disagreeably so) in voice or note: the common use of the word.
- Emitting or capable of emitting a sharp, high, piercing sound.
- In a shrill manner; shrilly.
- Piercing; sharp; affecting the senses sharply or keenly; bright.
SHRIEK vs SHRILL: RELATED WORDS
- Hiss, Growl, Yell, Cackle, Groan, Howl, Squeal, Wail, Pipe up, Pipe, Shrill, Screaming, Screeching, Screech, Scream
- Cacophonous, Vociferous, Whiny, Hysterical, Marked, Stark, Strident, High pitched, Pipe up, Pipe, High, Sharp, Piercing, Screech, Shriek
SHRIEK vs SHRILL: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Hiss, Growl, Yell, Cackle, Groan, Howl, Squeal, Wail, Pipe up, Pipe, Shrill, Screaming, Screeching, Screech, Scream
- Cacophonous, Vociferous, Whiny, Hysterical, Marked, Stark, Strident, Pipe up, High pitched, Pipe, High, Sharp, Piercing, Screech, Shriek
SHRIEK vs SHRILL: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Celtus Kasady aka Carnage with Naomie Harris playing Shriek.
- Even so her shriek of outrage reached him clearly.
- It has been released by Shriek Show on DVD.
- She SCREAMS, a sawing shriek of mindless agony.
- On occasions, provoking a hoarse shriek of pain.
- Anthems, a bratty shriek to scare off disassociation.
- Nell felt as if she would shriek aloud.
- At this moment there arose from down the corridor piercing shriek on shriek, the howls of a young child frantic with rage and terror.
- Heard shriek on shriek resounding in the middle of table, the night; For there they have hidden them every one.
- Shrek Forever After Shrek the Third Shrieker Shrieking Violet Shriek of the Lycanthrope Shriek of the Mutilated Shriek of the Sasquatch!
- Shrill mewing cries followed, perhaps your best male healers.
- Cerro del Tigre with their shrill and merry chatter.
- Morehouse described it as "dry, crisp, metallic, almost shrill.".
- Two strong shrill whistles answered through the calm.
- And fetch shrill echoes from the hollow earth.
- The sonnet, his first, is clumsy and shrill.
- And with a shrill whistle the game begins.
- Affecting the ear with shrill vibrations of sound.
- TV shows on Metacritic, with Shrill at No.
- To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument, somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp, shrill tone.
SHRIEK vs SHRILL: QUESTIONS
- Where does the shriek come from in the Tell Tale Heart?
- How did Kathrin Batham's shriek of Joy nearly bring the whole hospital?
- Do you hear a shriek of delight when unwrapping Kinder Eggs?
- Why is the pipe whistle-Shriek coming from my water tank?
- What was Shriek's real name before she became Shriek?
- What is the answer to the shrill sound crossword clue?
- Why are female voices shrill and male voices grave?
- Why do some guys have a shrill voice when they lie?
- What caused the loud shrill noise in rural Lincoln County?
- Is there a live action shrill cries of summer movie?
- Why do dogs howl at Sirens and other shrill sounds?
- Why were the little shrill voices obsequious and servile?