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We have no faith in ourselves. I have never met a woman who, deep down in her core, really believes she has great legs. And if she suspects that she might have great legs, then she's convinced that she has a shrill voice and no neck.
Cynthia Heimel

Meaning of "shrill" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHRILL

Probably from Old English scralletan; related to German schrill shrill, Dutch schrallen to shriek.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SHRILL

shrill  [ʃrɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHRILL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shrill is a verb and can also act as an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb shrill in English.

WHAT DOES SHRILL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shrill in the English dictionary

The first definition of shrill in the dictionary is sharp and high-pitched in quality. Other definition of shrill is emitting a sharp high-pitched sound. Shrill is also to utter in a shrill tone.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHRILL

PRESENT

Present
I shrill
you shrill
he/she/it shrills
we shrill
you shrill
they shrill
Present continuous
I am shrilling
you are shrilling
he/she/it is shrilling
we are shrilling
you are shrilling
they are shrilling
Present perfect
I have shrilled
you have shrilled
he/she/it has shrilled
we have shrilled
you have shrilled
they have shrilled
Present perfect continuous
I have been shrilling
you have been shrilling
he/she/it has been shrilling
we have been shrilling
you have been shrilling
they have been shrilling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I shrilled
you shrilled
he/she/it shrilled
we shrilled
you shrilled
they shrilled
Past continuous
I was shrilling
you were shrilling
he/she/it was shrilling
we were shrilling
you were shrilling
they were shrilling
Past perfect
I had shrilled
you had shrilled
he/she/it had shrilled
we had shrilled
you had shrilled
they had shrilled
Past perfect continuous
I had been shrilling
you had been shrilling
he/she/it had been shrilling
we had been shrilling
you had been shrilling
they had been shrilling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will shrill
you will shrill
he/she/it will shrill
we will shrill
you will shrill
they will shrill
Future continuous
I will be shrilling
you will be shrilling
he/she/it will be shrilling
we will be shrilling
you will be shrilling
they will be shrilling
Future perfect
I will have shrilled
you will have shrilled
he/she/it will have shrilled
we will have shrilled
you will have shrilled
they will have shrilled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been shrilling
you will have been shrilling
he/she/it will have been shrilling
we will have been shrilling
you will have been shrilling
they will have been shrilling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would shrill
you would shrill
he/she/it would shrill
we would shrill
you would shrill
they would shrill
Conditional continuous
I would be shrilling
you would be shrilling
he/she/it would be shrilling
we would be shrilling
you would be shrilling
they would be shrilling
Conditional perfect
I would have shrill
you would have shrill
he/she/it would have shrill
we would have shrill
you would have shrill
they would have shrill
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been shrilling
you would have been shrilling
he/she/it would have been shrilling
we would have been shrilling
you would have been shrilling
they would have been shrilling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you shrill
we let´s shrill
you shrill
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to shrill
Past participle
shrilled
Present Participle
shrilling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHRILL


acetonitrile
əˌsiːtəʊˈnaɪtrɪl
aryl
ˈærɪl
Benadryl
ˈbɛnədrɪl
beryl
ˈbɛrɪl
brill
brɪl
drill
drɪl
escadrille
ˌɛskəˈdrɪl
espadrille
ˌɛspəˈdrɪl
fibril
ˈfaɪbrɪl
frill
frɪl
glyceryl
ˈɡlɪsərɪl
grill
ɡrɪl
grille
ɡrɪl
krill
krɪl
nitrile
ˈnaɪtrɪl
peril
ˈpɛrɪl
prill
prɪl
quadrille
kwɒˈdrɪl
thrill
θrɪl
trill
trɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHRILL

shriekingly
shrieky
shrieval
shrievalties
shrievalty
shrieve
shrift
shright
shrike
shrike thrush
shrillness
shrilly
shrimp
shrimp cocktail
shrimp net
shrimp sauce
shrimper
shrimplike
shrimpy
shrinal

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHRILL

athrill
barbecue grill
boat drill
chargrill
diamond drill
fire drill
hammer drill
hand drill
mandrill
mixed grill
oil drill
percussion drill
pneumatic drill
power drill
predrill
radiator grill
redrill
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test-drill
twist drill

Synonyms and antonyms of shrill in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHRILL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shrill» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of shrill

Translation of «shrill» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHRILL

Find out the translation of shrill to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shrill from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shrill» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 刺耳的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estridente
570 millions of speakers

English

shrill
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तीखी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هاج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пронзительный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estridente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উগ্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

strident
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

nyaring
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schrill
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

金切り声の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

날카로운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shrill
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chát tai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிரீச்சுக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्कश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stridulo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przenikliwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пронизливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

strident
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαπεραστικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skerp
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gäll
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skingrende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shrill

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHRILL»

The term «shrill» is regularly used and occupies the 56.607 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHRILL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shrill» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shrill» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shrill

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5 QUOTES WITH «SHRILL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shrill.
1
Joaquin Castro
Doing your job requires different modes, and you can't just be stuck in one mode where you're always the shrill outsider screaming at everybody.
2
Al Gore
Our world faces a true planetary emergency. I know the phrase sounds shrill, and I know it's a challenge to the moral imagination.
3
Cynthia Heimel
We have no faith in ourselves. I have never met a woman who, deep down in her core, really believes she has great legs. And if she suspects that she might have great legs, then she's convinced that she has a shrill voice and no neck.
4
Eliot Spitzer
Mitt Romney's primary season embrace of the social and economic agenda of the more rabid elements of his party doomed him, especially the shrill immigration rhetoric and the harshly insensitive theory that no additional sacrifice or contribution should be sought from those at the top.
5
Renee Vivien
I detest heavy perfume and shrill voices.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHRILL»

Discover the use of shrill in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shrill and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Taking Tree: A Selfish Parody
We all know the story of the “selfless” tree that gave all she had just to make sure a young boy was “happy.” This is a different tree. This is a different boy. This is a very different book.
Shrill Travesty, 2011
2
Survey of English Dialects: The Dictionary and Grammar
1 . skjcivboiad Ess scrawking v-ing SHRIEKING, describing the shrill noise made by a baby VI. 5. 15. skJa:km La scrawl vi-3prpl they MEW, referring to cats III.10.6. -ing skjailan Co scrawling v-ing SHRIEKING, describing the shrill noise made ...
Clive Upton, David Parry, John David Allison Widdowson, 1994
3
Squeal!
SHRILL ENTERS RIGHT. She is carrying a large stack of boxes and can see neither PENELOPE nor MS. MEEKER. MRS. SHRILL is a no-nonsense, purposeful woman who is extremely loud. Everything she does and says is at full volume, ...
Cynthia Davies, 2002
4
Encyclopaedia Londinensis
That ladies loud and piteous .3/z'rz',g/zz'. Spenser. SHRIGLEY, a village of England, in Cheshire; 4% miles north-north-east of Macclesfield. SHRIKE, in ' Ornithology, an English name for several species of the LANIUS ; which see. * ' SHRILL ...
John Wilkes, 1828
5
An American Dictionary of the English Language: Exhibiting ...
To utter a shrill, harsh cry.-— Syn. To cry out j ahriek ; screech. SCREAM, n. A shriek, or sharp, shrill cry, uttered sudden* ly, as in terror or in pain , or the shrill cry of a fowl. SCRkAM'ER, n. A name given to two species of South American ...
Noah Webster, 1857
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The Book of Scottish Ballads, Etc
\'l . g 168 scorrisu BALLADS. r' f 1' \ 3 xvi“ c. .1 i» £271»: 1' x a “ When I bid you iarcwell," she said, “ This day, and woe is me ; And cauld and shrill the wind blows still, Between my love and me. “ The hat my love wears on his head, It's not  ...
Alexander WHITELAW (Poetical Antiquary.), 1857
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
SHRILL, a. Sounding -with a piercing , tremulous, or vibratory sound. Shakspeare . To SHRILL, v. n. [from the adjective.] To pierce the ear with quick and sharp vibrations of sound. Fenton. * To SHRILL, v. a. To express in a shrill manner j to ...
Samuel Johnson, 1828
8
A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language: ...
Crying out with a shrill voice. [sheriff. SHRIEVAL, shreVU, a. Belonging to the shrieveur SHRIEVALTY, shrlvi&l-tc, n. Sheriffalty. SHRIEVE, shre/v, n. A corruption of sheriff. SHRIFT, shrift', n. Confession made to a priest. SHRIGHT, shri't, n.
James Knowles, 1851
9
Thoracic diseases: their pathology, diagnosis and treatment
Those modifications, however, which are the most marked and which first demand our attention, are the three following, — the shrill bronchial respiration, the cavernous, and the amphoric. In general, the shrill bronchial respiration differs from ...
Calvin Newton, Marshall Calkins, 1854
10
The Harmonicon: A Journal of Music
-i and on lance, And loud the shrill / pet Eat ing, And sword and on lance, And loud the trum - pet is sound - - ing, And 0 • • #- -t 1 1 1 — — t — t — C sword and on lance, And loud the shrill trum - pet is ing, And g M sword and on lance, And loud ...
‎1829

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHRILL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shrill is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Nicolle Wallace Axed As 'The View' Regular After Proving Herself …
Loosely translated: Wallace was not up to speed on the Kardashians and not shrill enough to be The View's conservative talking head, which is rich, because ... «Deadline, Jul 15»
2
The Absence of Policy: Washington's Shrill Anti-Russia Rhetoric Has …
The Absence of Policy: Washington's Shrill Anti-Russia Rhetoric Has No Plan B. By Peter Lavelle. Global Research, June 29, 2015. Russian Insider 29 June ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jun 15»
3
Nigel Short: 'shrill' feminists have turned me into the pantomine …
Nigel Short, one of Britain's greatest chess players, has attacked the "tyrannical feminist lobby" that has turned him into the game's "misogynist pantomine villain" ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
4
AAPs 100 Days Limited To Shrill Confrontation
So far, Team Kejriwal, regretfully, has consistently displayed a marked preference for a shrill campaign of confrontation and allegations instead of responsible ... «NDTV, May 15»
5
Salter: Shrill tone of CD01 race likely script for 2016
STARKVILLE — So what do we know after listening to the paid media and the candidate forums in Mississippi's First District free-for-all to choose a successor to ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, May 15»
6
'Hot Pursuit' Review: So Shrill Only Your Dog Will Laugh
There were more than a few weak Burt Reynolds' films salvaged by end-credit outtakes and bloopers, which were always hilarious. You never wanted them to ... «Breitbart News, May 15»
7
No more time to shrill
Over the last three days, the traffic department has made a killing — 2,000 shrill and high-pitch horns were seized from vehicles that contribute to noise pollution. «Bangalore Mirror, Apr 15»
8
Shrill voices won't win net neutrality debate: Trai
NEW DELHI: As the uproar continues in favour of net neutrality, telecom watchdog Trai chairman Rahul Khullar on Sunday said "shrill voices" will not win the ... «Times of India, Apr 15»
9
Less shrill and more articulate: An opening win for Rahul Gandhi at …
The vice president of the Congress Rahul Gandhi has emerged with many pluses in his post-sabbatical mega rally of farmers. The biggest, of course, being his ... «Firstpost, Apr 15»
10
Whistle for NCAA Tournament Is Instrumental to the Game
She did it again, eliciting a shrill blast of about 115 decibels. She examined the whistle again, then blew again. She played a note on a nearby recorder. «New York Times, Mar 15»

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