shrillness

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The result or product of being shrill
The property of being shrill

The shrillness of her voice made people's ears hurt, or so they claimed.

{n} a shrill quality, a sharp noise
The quality or state of being shrill
having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound
{i} quality of being high-pitched, piercing, sharp (about a sound)
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Sharp or keen to the senses
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To make a shrill noise
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{a} giving a piercing sound, sharp
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{v} to pierce the ear with a sharp sound
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{f} shriek, scream, cry out in a loud high-pitched voice
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To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound
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{s} high-pitched, sharp, piercing (about a sound)
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Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound
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A shrill sound is high-pitched and unpleasant. Shrill cries and startled oaths flew up around us as pandemonium broke out Mary Ann's voice grew shrill. = piercing + shrilly shril·ly `What are you doing?' she demanded shrilly. + shrillness shrill·ness that ugly shrillness in her voice
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disapproval If you describe a demand, protest, or statement as shrill, you disapprove of it and do not like the strong, forceful way it is said. Shrill voices on both sides of the Atlantic are advocating protectionism
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high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle"
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A shrill sound
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To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill
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High-pitched and piercing
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utter a shrill cry
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