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# shrill

adjective (shrill, shriller, shrillest); verb (shrill, shrills, shrilled — rare)

«shrill» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A shrill sound is very high, loud and sharp, often unpleasant: a shrill whistle, a shrill scream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrill/#m1)
2. Shrill can describe someone who complains or argues in a loud, annoying way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrill/#m2)
3. (rare, verb) To shrill is to make a shrill sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrill/#m3)

### In the lessons

Science (sound): shrill sounds have a high pitch because the vibrations are very fast. Everyday life: a referee's shrill whistle, a smoke alarm's shrill beeping (which tells you to get out). Stories: «a shrill voice» often shows fear, panic or a bossy character.

### Examples

- The referee blew a shrill whistle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrill/#x1)
- A shrill scream came from the playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrill/#x2)
- The smoke alarm gave a shrill beep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrill/#x3)
- The bird's shrill call woke me up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrill/#x4)
- Her voice became shrill when she was scared. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrill/#x5)
- The kettle let out a shrill whistle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrill/#x6)
- The shrill cries of seagulls filled the harbour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrill/#x7)
- But more distinct came the shrill voice of Tinker Bell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrill/#x8)

### Note

Adjective; adverb «shrilly», noun «shrillness». Opposite: deep, low, soft. In science, «high-pitched» is the neutral word; «shrill» adds that it hurts the ears.

## In Jewish tradition

Describes a high, piercing cry. Isaiah calls on a town to cry out because an enemy army is coming. In the primary lessons: Science (sound): shrill sounds have a high pitch because the vibrations are very fast. Everyday life: a referee's shrill whistle, a smoke alarm's shrill beeping (which tells you to get out). Stories: «a shrill voice» often shows fear, panic or a bossy character.

### Examples

- Cry thou with a shrill voice, O daughter of Gallim! (Prophets ISA.10.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shrill/#x1)

### Note

Adjective; adverb «shrilly», noun «shrillness». Opposite: deep, low, soft. In science, «high-pitched» is the neutral word; «shrill» adds that it hurts the ears.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «shrill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shrill/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shrill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shrill.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «shrill» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shrill/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«shrill» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/shrill.html) on Mova free.