shrill
English
/ʃɹɪl/
adj
Definitions
- high-High-pitched and piercing.
- Having a shrill voice.
- Sharp or keen to the senses.
- (figuratively) Fierce, loud, strident.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English schrille inherited from Old English scill (sonorous sounding).
Origin
Old English
scill
Gloss
sonorous sounding
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Musselshell English
- aeroshell English
- backshell English
- bandshell English
- bodyshell English
- bombshell English
- clamshell English
- cockleshell English
- deshell English
- eggshell English
- enshell English
- hardshell English
- headshell English
- inshell English
- intershell English
- kidneyshell English
- microshell English
- multishell English
- nanoshell English
- nonshell English
- nutshell English
- outshrill English
- papershell English
- seashell English
- shell English
- shell suit English
- shell-less English
- shell-like English
- shellable English
- shellac English
- shellback English
- shellbag English
- shellbark English
- shellcode English
- sheller English
- shellfire English
- shellfish English
- shellfisherman English
- shellflower English
- shellheap English
- shellless English
- shellpad English
- shellproof English
- shelltoe English
- shelltoed English
- shelltoes English
- shellwork English
- shelly English
- shotshell English
- shrillish English
- shrillness English
- shrilly English
- slitshell English
- snailshell English
- softshell English
- subshell English
- supershell English
- topshell English
- tortoiseshell English
- undershell English
- unshell English
- unshrill English
- シェル Japanese
- scill Old English
- schelle Middle English
- schrille Middle English
- หอยเชลล์ Thai
- selak Cebuano
- shell
- shelly
- inshell
- deshell
- shrilly
- sheller
- enshell
- unshell
- shellac
- topshell
- nonshell
- subshell
- eggshell
- seashell
- shellpad
- nutshell
- shelltoe
- shellbag
- unshrill
- bombshell
- shellbark
- headshell
- shelltoes
- aeroshell
- backshell
- bandshell
- shotshell
- shellheap
- softshell
- shellback
- shellwork
- shellfish
- shellless
- shellable
- shellcode
- shrillish
- outshrill
- shellfire
- slitshell
- bodyshell
- nanoshell
- shelltoed
- hardshell
- clamshell
- undershell
- shell-less
- intershell
- multishell
- shell-like
- shellproof
- shrillness
- supershell
- microshell
- papershell
- shell suit
- snailshell
- Musselshell
- shellflower
- kidneyshell
- cockleshell
- tortoiseshell
- shellfisherman