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shrill

• (s) having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
  • a shrill whistle
  • a shrill gaiety
  sharp,
• (s) being sharply insistent on being heard
  • strident demands
  • shrill criticism
  strident,
• (s) of colors that are bright and gaudy
  • a shrill turquoise

Verbs

• (v) utter a shrill cry pipe, shriek, pipe up,

Synonyms

sharp pipe shriek pipe up strident

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