shrill

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

shrill [shrill shrills shrilled shrilling] adjective, verb BrE [ʃrɪl] NAmE [ʃrɪl]
adjective (shrill·er, shrill·est)
1. (of sounds or voices)very high and loud, in an unpleasant way
Syn: ↑piercing
•a shrill voice
2. loud and determined but often unreasonable
•shrill demands/protests

Word Origin:
late Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Low German schrell ‘sharp in tone or taste’.

Example Bank:
•The PE teacher's shrill voice rang out across the school fields.
Derived Words: ↑shrillness ▪ ↑shrilly
 
verb
1. intransitive to make an unpleasant high loud sound
•Behind him, the telephone shrilled.
2. transitive + speech to say sth in a loud, high voice
Syn: ↑shriek
•‘Wait for me!’ she shrilled.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Low German schrell ‘sharp in tone or taste’.
 

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