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Meaning of shrill

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  shrill
      adj 1: having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
             ; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety" [syn: {shrill},
             {sharp}]
      2: being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands";
         "shrill criticism" [syn: {strident}, {shrill}]
      3: of colors that are bright and gaudy; "a shrill turquoise"
      v 1: utter a shrill cry [syn: {shriek}, {shrill}, {pipe up},
           {pipe}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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