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shrill

 
Adjective shrill has 1 sense
  1. piercing, shrill, sharp - high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle"
    Antonyms: low, low-pitched (indirect, via high)
Verb shrill has 1 sense
  1. shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe - utter a shrill cry
    --1 is one way to shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
    Derived form: noun shrilling1
    Sample sentences:
    The birds shrill in the woods
    The woods shrill with many kinds of birds
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