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Definitions for Shrilly

[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 Shrilly

shrillacute, high-pitched, loud, malodorous, penetrating, piercing, piping, putrid, rancid, rank, sharp, shrieky, shrill, smelly, soprano, strident, treble, reeking

Words nearby Shrilly

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

Origin of Shrilly

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 Shrilly

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

Word origin for Shrilly

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

Synonyms for Shrilly

acute, high-pitched, loud, malodorous, penetrating, piercing, piping, putrid, rancid, rank, reeking, sharp, shrieky, shrill, smelly, soprano, strident, treble