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shrill:
- schrill; höllisch; anzüglich; schroff; gellend; grell; scharf klingend; eindringlich; durchdringend; hell; scharf; spitz
Wiktionary:
- shrill → schrill, scharf
- shrill → fetzen, schrillen
- shrill → schrill, gellend, akut, heftig, hitzig, plötzlich auftretend, spitz, spitzwinkelig, grell, grelltönend, durchdringend, herb, scharf, beißend, hart, rau, streng

English

Detailed Translations for shrill from English to German

shrill:

shrill adj

shrill
schrill; höllisch; anzüglich; schroff; gellend; grell
- schrill adj
- höllisch adj
- anzüglich adj
- schroff adj
- gellend adj
- grell adj
shrill
scharf klingend
- scharf klingend adj
shrill (penetrating; piercing; rasping)
eindringlich; durchdringend
- eindringlich adj
- durchdringend adj
shrill (glaring; staring; garish)
hell; scharf; grell; spitz; schrill; schroff
- hell adj
- scharf adj
- grell adj
- spitz adj
- schrill adj
- schroff adj

Translation Matrix for shrill:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	pipe; pipe up; shriek
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	sharp; strident
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
anzüglich	shrill	brutal; inhuman; pityless; prickly; ruthless; sarcastic; stinging; thorny
durchdringend	penetrating; piercing; rasping; shrill	penetrating; piercing
eindringlich	penetrating; piercing; rasping; shrill	penetrating
gellend	shrill	embittered; exasperated; fierce; uncontrolled
grell	garish; glaring; shrill; staring	brutal; embittered; exasperated; fierce; inhuman; pityless; ruthless; uncontrolled
hell	garish; glaring; shrill; staring	broad; clear; cloudless; detailed; elaborate; embittered; exasperated; exhaustive; expansive; extensive; fierce; in detail; light; luminous; not dark; unclouded; uncontrolled; wide; widespread
höllisch	shrill	embittered; exasperated; fierce; uncontrolled
scharf	garish; glaring; shrill; staring	abominable; acrid; agressive; appetising; appetizing; barbaric; biting; bitty; broiling; brusque; brutal; burning; corroding; corrosive; cruel; curt; cutting; dead sharp; fierce; gruesome; heinous; huge; inhuman; inhumane; nipping; offensive; peppered; peppery; piquant; prickly; sarcastic; scalding; seasoned; sharp; sharp-edged; snappish; snappy; spiced; spicy; stinging; terrible; thorny; tremendous; uncontrolled; violent; well cutting
scharf klingend	shrill
schrill	garish; glaring; shrill; staring	aloud; deafening; loud; out loud
schroff	garish; glaring; shrill; staring	abrupt; agressive; big-boned; blunt; boorish; curt; hard; hard-handed; harsh; heavily-built; hefty; ill-bred; offensive; rough; rude; short; snappy; snarling; steep; stocky; uncivilised; uncivilized; uneducated; unmannerly; violent
spitz	garish; glaring; shrill; staring	pointed; sharp

Related Words for "shrill":

shrillness, shriller, shrillest

Synonyms for "shrill":

piercing; sharp; high; high-pitched
strident; imperative
colorful; colourful
shriek; pipe up; pipe; shout; shout out; cry; call; yell; scream; holler; hollo; squall

Related Definitions for "shrill":

of colors that are bright and gaudy¹
- a shrill turquoise¹
being sharply insistent on being heard¹
- shrill criticism¹
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ¹
- a shrill whistle¹
- a shrill gaiety¹
utter a shrill cry¹

Wiktionary Translations for shrill:

shrill

adjective

high-pitched and piercing
- shrill → schrill
Sharp or keen to the senses
- shrill → scharf

shrill

verb

-
- fetzen → patch; tear; race; shrill; shred; mend; throw; fight; tear down; rip down
(intransitiv) einen hohen, grellen und sehr lauten Ton erzeugen
- schrillen → shrill

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• shrill	→ schrill; gellend; akut; heftig; hitzig; plötzlich auftretend; spitz; spitzwinkelig; grell; grelltönend; durchdringend; herb; scharf; beißend; hart; rau; streng	↔ aigu — Qui a un aspect pointu, tranchant, voire déchirer.
• shrill	→ grell; herb; scharf; beißend; heftig; hart; rau; streng	↔ perçant — Qui percer, qui pénétrer.

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