Shrill: alternatives and connections

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Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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To hie.

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To hie.

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Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders.

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Expressive of command; containing positive command; authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding; authoritative; as, imperative orders.

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To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.

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Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo.

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To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

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To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.

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A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.

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To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror.

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To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise.

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To utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl; to yell.

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The quality or state of being shrill.

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The quality or state of being shrill.

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A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces musical sounds; as, a shepherd's pi…

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Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.

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To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.

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Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill.

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