shrilly

Meanings

• adjective

  Uttered or produced with a high-pitched and harsh sound.

  - "The alarm went off shrilly."
  - "The baby cried shrilly when it was hungry."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shrilly
hilly , illy , spilly

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Variants

List of all variants of shrilly that leads to same result
shrill , shriller , shrillest , shrillness , shrillnesses , shrilly

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Etymology

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From Old English screogan, meaning 'to scream'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'shrilly' is also used to describe the sound of a shrill or piercing voice.

2. In the Harry Potter series, the Shrillinger Violin Concerto is known for its shrilly high notes.

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Related Concepts

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1. high-pitched sound: A sound that has a frequency above the normal range of human hearing, typically between 1500 and 20,000 Hz.

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Culture

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In literature, the word 'shrilly' is often used to describe the sound of alarms, sirens, or birds. In music, it can be used to describe a high-pitched and harsh sound.

How to Memorize "shrilly"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a loud, high-pitched sound, such as an alarm going off.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'shrilly' with the sound of an alarm or a bird.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Shrilly is a sound that is high and hilly' to remember the meaning of the word.

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