单词	shrillness
释义	shrillshrill1 /ʃrɪl/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES As Sophie became angry her voice got shriller. I was suddenly woken up by the shrill ringing of the telephone. Mike could hear his aunt's shrill voice downstairs. She gave a brief, shrill laugh. Sylvie burst out in a shrill laugh before leaving the room. The media's shrill criticism of Newton has reached a new level. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A shrill whistle is blown angrily by a shivering soldier, a sentry at the tomb. Bates plays Kushnick with shrill, profane gusto, literally scorching the earth with her incendiary lungs. Does this shrill din really emanate from the top Praga Khan and Jade 4U? He heard what sounded like a stifled cry of pain from a shriller voice; then the commotion beside him resumed once more. His supporters are no less shrill. History will likely dismiss the shrill cries of the last few weeks and remember Dole as a steady voice of moderation. Pushell's voice was shrill with frustration as Blanche led him out. The unexpected shrill blast of sound had sent a jolt of adrenaline through me and my heart was pounding. Thesaurus THESAURUSsounds► high-pitched higher than most sounds or voices: · He has a rather high-pitched voice.· Bats make high-pitched squeaks.· the high-pitched whine of a dentist's drill ► shrill high and unpleasant: · Her voice became more shrill.· The bird has rather a shrill cry. ► piercing extremely high and loud, in a way that is unpleasant: · a piercing scream· Suddenly I heard a piercing whistle. ► squeaky making very high noises that are not loud: · a squeaky gate· squeaky floorboards· a squeaky little voice Longman Language Activatora high sound or voice► high near the top range of sounds that humans can hear - use this about sounds, voices, or musical notes: · Dogs respond to sounds that are too high for humans to hear.· I was amazed that he could sing such high notes.· He mocked her by repeating what she said in a high, childish voice. ► high-pitched a high-pitched sound or voice is very high, and often unpleasant or annoying to listen to: · Above the music on the radio was an annoying, high-pitched whistle.· I could hear high-pitched laughter coming from the girls' bedroom. ► piercing a piercing sound or voice is very high and loud, often with the result that it is unpleasant or painful to listen to: · Sammy put his finger and thumb in his mouth and gave a piercing whistle.· Maggie let out a piercing scream as she saw the truck speeding toward her. ► shrill very high, loud, and unexpectedly sharp, often giving the person who hears it a sudden shock: · I was suddenly woken up by the shrill ringing of the telephone.· As Sophie became angry her voice got shriller. ► squeaky a squeaky sound or voice makes short high sounds, especially because there is something wrong with it: · This door needs oiling - it's very squeaky.· If you have a squeaky little voice, people tend not to listen to your ideas. ► tinny music that is tinny is high and unpleasant, especially because it comes from a low quality radio or musical instrument: · The music sounded tinny through the old speakers.· As he neared the park he could hear the tinny music from Joey's radio. a high voice► high · I recognized Juliet's high, excited voice on the phone immediately. ► high-pitched high and often unpleasant or annoying to listen to: · Her voice was clear but rather high-pitched.· The commentary was punctuated by high-pitched giggles. ► piercing very high and loud, and unpleasant or painful to listen to: · Her voice was nasal and piercing.· He raised his hands and let out a piercing shriek.· There came a piercing cry from the back of the cinema. ► shrill very high and loud and unpleasant to listen to: · As Sophie became angry her voice got shriller.· Sylvie burst out in a shrill laugh before leaving the room. ► squeaky a squeaky voice keeps changing between being too high and being normal, especially because there is something wrong with your throat: · He's had a throat infection for over a week and his voice has gone squeaky.· a band with a squeaky vocal style WORD SETS► Textures/Sounds assonance, nouncaw, nouncoarse, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrisp, adjectivecrumbly, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfeathery, adjectivefibrous, adjectivefine, adjectivefleecy, adjectivegluey, adjectiveglutinous, adjectivegooey, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhigh-pitched, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemetre, nounpitch, nounpitch, verbpowdery, adjectiverhythm, nounribbed, adjectiveridged, adjectiverough, adjectiverumble, verbrumble, nounrumbling, nounsharp, adjectiveshriek, nounshrill, adjectivesizzle, verbsonic boom, nounsplash, nounsplat, nounsplutter, verbspongy, adjectivetattoo, nountexture, nountextured, adjectivethrum, verbthud, nounthud, verbthump, verbthump, nounthunder, nounthunder, verbthunderous, adjectivethwack, nountimbre, nounting, nounting-a-ling, nountinkle, nountinkle, verbtoll, nountoll, verbtone, nountoot, verbtoot, nounultrasound, nounyielding, adjective Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a shrill/piercing/high-pitched scream (=with a very high sound)· The sound of gunfire mingled with the shrill screams of the injured. ► low/shrill/high-pitched etc whistle  Sanders gave a low whistle when he saw the contents of the box. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► voice · The radio talk shows are filled with shrill voices.· Dimly, Patrick Lundy heard the governess' shrill voice repeat - yet again - a line of verse. ► whistle · A shrill whistle is blown angrily by a shivering soldier, a sentry at the tomb.· Flora gave a shrill whistle and started trotting down the cliff.· A shrill whistle could be discerned, audible above the scrape and screech of the music.· Call a series of fluty piping notes, also a shrill whistle.· The policeman was blowing a shrill whistle.· Then he put his fingers in his mouth and let out a shrill whistle. 1a shrill sound is very high and unpleasant:  ‘That’s not true,’ she protested in a shrill voice. a shrill whistle Fran uttered a shrill scream.► see thesaurus at high2shrill complaints, criticism, demands etc are too loud or strong and seem unreasonable:  He hated the shrill demands of the children.—shrillness noun [uncountable]—shrilly /ˈʃrɪl-li, ˈʃrɪli/ adverb
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