I was walking along the crowded street when all at once I heard a shrill cry.
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Shrill
/ʃɹɪl/
Synonyms for "shrill" (130 found)
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Closest matches (26)
Noun(4 words)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (39)
Related words (65)
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13 entriesshrill accusationshrill alarmshrill complaintshrill criticismshrill cryshrill demandsshrill denunciationshrill rebukeshrill remarkshrill reprimandshrill screamshrill squeakshrill whistle
Collocations
9 entriesshrill alarmshrill critiqueshrill cryshrill rhetoricshrill screamshrill soundshrill toneshrill voiceshrill whistle
Inflections
7 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
5 entriesSample sentences
31 total sentences available.
The child's shout was indeed shrill.
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All at once, I heard a shrill cry.
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All at once she began to shout in a shrill voice.
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