shrill

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - verb

utter a shrill cry (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
shriek, pipe up, pipe
• Derivationally related forms:
shrilling, shriek (for: shriek), shrieking (for: shriek)
• Hypernyms:
shout, shout out, cry, call, yell,
scream, holler, hollo, squall
• Hyponyms:
yowl, caterwaul
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- The birds shrill in the woods
- The woods shrill with many kinds of birds

II - adjective

1. having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones (Freq. 9)
- a shrill whistle
- a shrill gaiety
• Syn:
sharp
• Similar to:
high, high-pitched
• Derivationally related forms:
shrillness
2. being sharply insistent on being heard
- strident demands
- shrill criticism
• Syn:
strident
• Similar to:
imperative
3. of colors that are bright and gaudy
- a shrill turquoise
• Similar to:
colorful, colourful
• Derivationally related forms:
shrillness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  strident, sharp, shriek, pipe up, pipe