单词 | shrill |
释义 | Word Frequency shrill(ʃrɪl) adjective 1. sharp and high-pitched in quality 2. emitting a sharp high-pitched sound verb 3. to utter (words, sounds, etc) in a shrill tone 4. (transitive) rare to cause to produce a shrill sound Derived forms shrillness (ˈshrillness) noun shrilly (ˈshrilly) adverb Word origin C14: probably from Old English scralletan; related to German schrill shrill, Dutch schrallen to shriek |
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