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TAKE JOY IN ACING THIS QUIZ ON “PRIDE” SYNONYMS
Hold your head up high as you embark on this quiz that explores some of the synonyms and meanings of “pride.”
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What does "dignity" mean?
Origin of shrill
1300–50; Middle English shrille (adj., v.); akin to Old English scrallettan to sound loudly; cognate with German schrill (adj.), schrillen (v.); compare Old Norse skrīll rabble
OTHER WORDS FROM shrill
shrillness, nounshrilly, adverboutshrill, verb (used with object)un·shrill, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use shrill in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for shrill
shrill
/ (ʃrɪl) /
adjective
sharp and high-pitched in quality
emitting a sharp high-pitched sound
verb
to utter (words, sounds, etc) in a shrill tone
(tr) rare to cause to produce a shrill sound
Derived forms of shrill
shrillness, nounshrilly, adverbWord Origin for shrill
C14: probably from Old English scralletan; related to German schrill shrill, Dutch schrallen to shriek
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