English-Thai Dictionary

shrill

ADJ มี เสียงแหลม  โหยหวน  high-pitched penetrating sharp strident soft low me-siang-leam

 

shrill

ADV อย่าง โหยหวน  yang-hoi-huan

 

shrill

N เสียง กรีดร้อง  เสียงแหลม สูง  siang-krid-rong

 

shrill

VI ร้อง โหยหวน  กรีดร้อง  rong-hoi-huan

 

shrill

VT ร้อง โหยหวน  กรีดร้อง  rong-hoi-huan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHRILL

a.[L. grillus.] 1. Sharp; acute; piercing; as sound; as a shrill voice; shrill echoes.
2. Uttering an acute sound; as the cock's shrill sounding throat; a shrill trumpet.
[NOTE. A shrill may be tremulous of trilling; but this circumstance is not essential it, although it seems to be of the root of trill. ]

 

SHRILL

v.i.To utter an acute piercing sound. Break we out pipes that shrill'd as loud as lark. Spenser.

 

SHRILL

v.t.To cause to make a shrill sound.

 

SHRILLNESS

n.Acuteness of sound; sharpness or fineness of voice.

 

SHRILLY

adv. Acutely, as sound; with a sharp sound or voice.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHRILL

Shrill, a. [Compar. Shriller; superl. Shrillest.] Etym: [OE. shril,schril; akin to LG. schrell, G. schrill. See Shrill, v. i.]

 

Defn: Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said a sound, or of that which produces a sound. Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give To sounds confused. Shak. Let winds be shrill, let waves roll high. Byron.

 

SHRILL

SHRILL Shrill, n.

 

Defn: A shrill sound. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

SHRILL

Shrill, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shrilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shrilling.]Etym: [OE. schrillen, akin to G. schrillen; cf. AS. scralletan to resound loudly, Icel. skrölta to jolt, Sw. skrälla to shrill, Norw. skryla, skr. Cf. Skirl. ]

 

Defn: To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill. Break we our pipes, that shrilledloud as lark. Spenser. No sounds were heard but of the shrilling cock. Goldsmith. His voice shrilled with passion. L. Wallace.

 

SHRILL

SHRILL Shrill, v. t.

 

Defn: To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound. How poor Andromache shrills her dolors forth. Shak.

 

SHRILL-GORGED

SHRILL-GORGED Shrill "-gorged `, a.

 

Defn: Having a throat which produces a shrill note. [R.] Shak.

 

SHRILLNESS

SHRILLNESS Shrill "ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being shrill.

 

SHRILL-TONGUED

SHRILL-TONGUED Shrill "-tongued `, a.

 

Defn: Having a shrill voice. "When shrill-tongued Fulvia scolds." Shak.

 

SHRILLY

SHRILLY Shril "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a shrill manner; acutely; with a sharp sound or voice.

 

SHRILLY

SHRILLY Shril "ly, a.

 

Defn: Somewhat shrill. [Poetic ] Sir W. Scott. Some kept up a shrilly mellow sound. Keats.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

shrill

shrill |SHril ʃrɪl | ▶adjective (of a voice or sound ) high-pitched and piercing: a shrill laugh. • derogatory (esp. of a complaint or demand ) loud and forceful: a concession to their shrill demands. ▶verb [ no obj. ] make a shrill noise: a piercing whistle shrilled through the night air. • speak or cry with a shrill voice: [ with direct speech ] : “For God's sake! ” shrilled Jan. ▶noun [ in sing. ] a shrill sound or cry: the rising shrill of women's voices. DERIVATIVES shrill ness noun, shril ly |ˈSHri (l )lē |adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Low German schrell ‘sharp in tone or taste. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

shrill

shrill |ʃrɪl | ▶adjective (of a voice or sound ) high-pitched and piercing: a shrill laugh. • derogatory (especially of a complaint or demand ) loud and forceful: a concession to their shrill demands. ▶verb [ no obj. ] make a shrill noise: a piercing whistle shrilled through the night air. • speak or cry with a shrill voice: [ with direct speech ] : ‘How dare you! ’ she shrilled. ▶noun [ in sing. ] a shrill sound or cry: the rising shrill of women's voices. DERIVATIVES shrillness noun, shrilly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Low German schrell ‘sharp in tone or taste ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

shrill

shrill adjective that shrill voice gives me a headache: high-pitched, piercing, high, sharp, ear-piercing, ear-splitting, penetrating, screeching, shrieking, screechy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

shrill

shrill adjective a shrill scream rent the air: high-pitched, piercing, high, sharp, ear-piercing, ear-splitting, air-rending, penetrating, shattering, strident, loud, strong, intrusive, screeching, shrieking, screechy, squawky. ANTONYMS low, soft, dulcet.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

shrill

shrill /ʃrɪl /〖擬音語 〗形容詞 ～er ; ～est 1 〈声 音が 〉甲高い , 金切り声の , 鋭く耳障りな (piercing )▸ a shrill voice [scream ]甲高い声 [叫び声 ].2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗執拗 （しつよう ） (で理不尽 )な , 激しい 〈不平 要求 批判など 〉▸ shrill protest 執拗な抵抗 動詞 自動詞 1 ｟主に文 /書 ｠金切り声を出す ; 甲高い音を出す .他動詞 …を金切り声で言う [歌う ] (!直接話法でも用いる ) .

 

shrillness

shr í ll ness 名詞 U (音 声の )甲高い [鋭い ]こと .

 

shrilly

shril ly /ʃrɪ́lli, ʃrɪ́li /副詞 甲高く ; 鋭く .