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Definitions for Shrill

[1] high-pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry.
[2] producing such a sound.
[3] full of or characterized by such a sound: shrill music.
[4] betraying some strong emotion or attitude in an exaggerated amount, as antagonism or defensiveness.
[5] marked by great intensity; keen: the shrill, incandescent light of the exploding bomb.
[6] to cry shrilly.
[7] a shrill sound.
[8] in a shrill manner; shrilly.
[9] sharp and high-pitched in quality
[10] emitting a sharp high-pitched sound
[11] to utter (words, sounds, etc) in a shrill tone
[12] (tr) rare to cause to produce a shrill sound

Words related to Shrill

earsplitting, piercing, raucous, deafening, sharp, discordant, strident, noisy, treble, penetrating, blaring, piping, thin, clanging, screeching, acute, blatant, cacophonous, high, metallic

Words nearby Shrill

shrieval, shrievalty, shrieve, shrift, shrike, shrill, shrimp, shrimp plant, shrimper, shrimpfish, shrine

Origin of Shrill

1300–50; Middle English shrille (adj., v.); akin to Old English scrallettan to sound loudly; cognate with German schrill (adj.), schrillen (v.); compare Old Norse skrīll rabble

Other words from Shrill

shrill·ness , noun
shril·ly , adverb
out·shrill , verb (used with object)
un·shrill , adjective

Word origin for Shrill

C14: probably from Old English scralletan; related to German schrill shrill, Dutch schrallen to shriek

Synonyms for Shrill

deafening, discordant, earsplitting, noisy, piercing, raucous, sharp, strident, blaring, clanging, penetrating, piping, screeching, thin, treble, acute, argute, blatant, cacophonous, clangorous, ear-piercing, high, metallic