shrilladjective
uk/ʃrɪl/us/ʃrɪl/having a loud and high sound that is unpleasant or painful to listen to:
She had a shrill high-pitched voice.
disapproving used to describe a way of arguing or criticizing that seems too forceful:
He launched a shrill attack on the prime minister.
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Describing qualities of sound
- (as) clear as a bell idiom
- background
- bass 1
- brassy
- consonance
- crackle
- creaky
- depth
- distortion
- easy
- grating
- harmonious
- low-pitched
- pitched
- plaintive
- pure
- rhythmic
- sonorous
- squelch
- tune
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