shrill: Meaning and Definition of

shrill

1. high-pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry.
2. producing such a sound.
3. full of or characterized by such a sound: shrill music.
4. betraying some strong emotion or attitude in an exaggerated amount, as antagonism or defensiveness.
5. marked by great intensity; keen: the shrill, incandescent light of the exploding bomb.

1. to cry shrilly.

1. a shrill sound.

1. in a shrill manner; shrilly.