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[ʃrɪl], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing
(e.g: a shrill laugh)
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Origin
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late Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Low German schrell ‘sharp in tone or taste’
[ʃrɪl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- make a shrill noise
(e.g: a piercing whistle shrilled through the night air)
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Origin
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late Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Low German schrell ‘sharp in tone or taste’
[ʃrɪl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a shrill sound or cry
(e.g: the shrill of a smoke detector filled the air)
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Origin
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late Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Low German schrell ‘sharp in tone or taste’
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