SHRILLNESSES Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word shrillnesses. (close relations)
shrillness
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| grating | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air • a frame of iron bars to hold a fire • optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum adjective satellite • unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound | ||||||
| high-pitched | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency adjective satellite • set at a sharp or high angle or slant | ||||||
| loud | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity • (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) indicating that said piece or segment should be played loudly adverb • with relatively high volume adjective satellite • tastelessly showy | ||||||
| piercing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions • painful as if caused by a sharp instrument | ||||||
| screeching | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
noun • a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry • sharp piercing cry | ||||||
| screechy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge | ||||||
| squealing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge | ||||||
| strident | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry • of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then') • being sharply insistent on being heard • unpleasantly loud and harsh | ||||||
| stridence | nounn | |||||
noun • having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound | ||||||
| stridency | nounn | |||||
noun • having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound | ||||||
