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shrill (encz) | shrill,křiklavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
shrill (encz) | shrill,pronikavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
shrill (encz) | shrill,řezavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
shrill (encz) | shrill,vřískat v: vydávat pronikavé zvuky Pino |
Shrill (gcide) | Shrill \Shrill\, a. [Compar. Shriller; superl. Shrillest.]
[OE. shril, schril; akin to LG. schrell, G. schrill. See
Shrill,v. i.]
Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing
tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces
a sound.
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Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give
To sounds confused. --Shak.
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Let winds be shrill, let waves roll high. --Byron.
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Shrill (gcide) | Shrill \Shrill\, n.
A shrill sound. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Shrill (gcide) | Shrill \Shrill\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shrilled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shrilling.] [OE. schrillen, akin to G. schrillen; cf. AS.
scralletan to resound loudly, Icel. skr["o]lta to jolt, Sw.
skr[aum]lla to shrill, Norw. skryla, skr?la. Cf. Skirl.]
To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp,
shrill tone; to become shrill.
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Break we our pipes, that shrilledloud as lark.
--Spenser.
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No sounds were heard but of the shrilling cock.
--Goldsmith.
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His voice shrilled with passion. --L. Wallace.
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Shrill (gcide) | Shrill \Shrill\, v. t.
To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a
shrill sound.
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How poor Andromache shrills her dolors forth. --Shak.
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shrill (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] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
shrill (encz) | shrill,křiklavý adj: Zdeněk Brožshrill,pronikavý adj: Zdeněk Brožshrill,řezavý adj: Zdeněk Brožshrill,vřískat v: vydávat pronikavé zvuky Pino |
shrillest (encz) | shrillest,nejhlasitější adj: Zdeněk Brožshrillest,nejpronikavější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
shrilling (encz) | shrilling,vřískot n: Pino |
shrillness (encz) | shrillness,pronikavost n: Zdeněk Brož |
shrilly (encz) | shrilly,ostře adv: Zdeněk Brožshrilly,pronikavě adv: Zdeněk Brož |
shrill sharp (gcide) | high-pitched \high-pitched\ adj.
1. high in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices.
Opposite of low. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched,
nasal}; altissimo; alto; countertenor, alto;
falsetto; peaky, spiky; piping; shrill, sharp;
screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing;
soprano, treble; sopranino; tenor]
Syn: high.
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2. set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched
roof.
Syn: steeply pitched, steep.
[WordNet 1.5] high-power |
Shrilled (gcide) | Shrill \Shrill\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shrilled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shrilling.] [OE. schrillen, akin to G. schrillen; cf. AS.
scralletan to resound loudly, Icel. skr["o]lta to jolt, Sw.
skr[aum]lla to shrill, Norw. skryla, skr?la. Cf. Skirl.]
To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp,
shrill tone; to become shrill.
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Break we our pipes, that shrilledloud as lark.
--Spenser.
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No sounds were heard but of the shrilling cock.
--Goldsmith.
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His voice shrilled with passion. --L. Wallace.
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Shriller (gcide) | Shrill \Shrill\, a. [Compar. Shriller; superl. Shrillest.]
[OE. shril, schril; akin to LG. schrell, G. schrill. See
Shrill,v. i.]
Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing
tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces
a sound.
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Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give
To sounds confused. --Shak.
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Let winds be shrill, let waves roll high. --Byron.
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Shrillest (gcide) | Shrill \Shrill\, a. [Compar. Shriller; superl. Shrillest.]
[OE. shril, schril; akin to LG. schrell, G. schrill. See
Shrill,v. i.]
Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing
tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces
a sound.
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Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give
To sounds confused. --Shak.
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Let winds be shrill, let waves roll high. --Byron.
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Shrill-gorged (gcide) | Shrill-gorged \Shrill"-gorged`\, a.
Having a throat which produces a shrill note. [R.] --Shak.
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Shrilling (gcide) | Shrill \Shrill\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shrilled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Shrilling.] [OE. schrillen, akin to G. schrillen; cf. AS.
scralletan to resound loudly, Icel. skr["o]lta to jolt, Sw.
skr[aum]lla to shrill, Norw. skryla, skr?la. Cf. Skirl.]
To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp,
shrill tone; to become shrill.
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Break we our pipes, that shrilledloud as lark.
--Spenser.
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No sounds were heard but of the shrilling cock.
--Goldsmith.
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His voice shrilled with passion. --L. Wallace.
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Shrillness (gcide) | Shrillness \Shrill"ness\, n.
The quality or state of being shrill.
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Shrill-tongued (gcide) | Shrill-tongued \Shrill"-tongued`\, a.
Having a shrill voice. "When shrill-tongued Fulvia scolds."
--Shak.
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Shrilly (gcide) | Shrilly \Shril"ly\, adv.
In a shrill manner; acutely; with a sharp sound or voice.
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Somewhat shrill. [Poetic] --Sir W. Scott.
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Some kept up a shrilly mellow sound. --Keats.
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shrill (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] |
shrilling (wn) | shrilling
n 1: a continuing shrill noise; "the clash of swords and the
shrilling of trumpets"--P. J. Searles |
shrillness (wn) | shrillness
n 1: the quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses; "the
shrillness of her hair color"
2: having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound [syn:
shrillness, stridence, stridency] |
shrilly (wn) | shrilly
adv 1: in a shrill voice; "she sang rather shrilly" [syn:
shrilly, piercingly] |
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