| shrill | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. pipe, pipe up, shriek, shrill | utter a shrill cry. |
| ~ cry, scream, shout out, yell, holler, shout, squall, hollo, call | utter a sudden loud cry.; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" |
| ~ caterwaul, yowl | utter shrieks, as of cats. |
| adj. | 2. sharp, shrill | having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones.; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety" |
| ~ high-pitched, high | used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency. |
| adj. | 3. shrill, strident | being sharply insistent on being heard.; "strident demands"; "shrill criticism" |
| ~ imperative | requiring attention or action.; "as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative"; "requests that grew more and more imperative" |
| adj. | 4. shrill | of colors that are bright and gaudy.; "a shrill turquoise" |
| ~ colorful, colourful | having striking color.; "colorful autumn leaves" |
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