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Uncommonshrill
The correct spelling is shrill.
How to pronounce shrill
/ʃɹɪl/
nounIPA: /ʃɹɪl/
Say it like: Shr-ill
The correct spelling is shrill. A shrill sound. For example: "The woods rang with shrill cries of the birds."
Usage Examples
“The woods rang with shrill cries of the birds.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A shrill sound.
verb
- 1.To make a shrill noise.
adjective
- 1.High-pitched and piercing.
- 2.Having a shrill voice.
- 3.Sharp or keen to the senses.
- 4.(especially of a complaint or demand) Fierce, loud, strident.
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