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Definition of shrill : 1. A shrill sound.
2. Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; - said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound.
3. To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill.
4. To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound.

Synonyms:

spirant, clangorous, astute, shrilly, pipe, sounds, discriminating, screech, needlelike, high, penetrative, vociferous, abrupt, loud, continuant, shrewd, sibilant, fricative, deafening, clamorous, cacophonous, blatant, crisp, acuate, knifelike, tart, clamant, earsplitting, metallic, sharp, clanging, shrieky, sharp-worded, keen, noisy, blaring, incisive, thin, pipe up, discordant, piping, shriek, precipitous

cutting, ear-piercing, screaming, hoarse, high-pitched, jarring, caterwauling, piercing, rasping, squeaky, whistling, raucous, harsh, shrieking, reedy, jangling, treble, grating, scraping, screeching, squealing, strident, whining, scratching, acute, penetrating, creaky

Usage examples:

• Some of the voices sounded loud and shrill, others low and deep, but all rang with a happy tone that aroused the children's interest at once, and made them wonder what occasion could cause so much amusement. - "Dot and Tot of Merryland", L. Frank Baum.
• His voice rose to a shrill scream. - "Jack O' Judgment", Edgar Wallace.
• We raised our voices, Duppo joining in with his shrill pipe. - "On the Banks of the Amazon", W.H.G. Kingston.