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shrill

/ʃɹɪl/ adjetivo C2

En español: estridente, agudo, penetrante

  1. High-pitched and piercing. · The woods rang with shrill cries of the birds.
  2. Having a shrill voice.
  3. Sharp or keen to the senses.
  4. Especially of a woman: fierce, loud, strident. (figuratively)

Comparativo shriller · Superlativo shrillest

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“We will!” cried all the mice, in a shrill chorus.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 52 · B2
He waved his hand, and they scampered away downstairs like so many rats, and we heard their shrill voices next moment in the street.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 57 · B2
“Not like cats!” cried the Mouse, in a shrill, passionate voice.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 14 · B2
“Get up!” said the Queen, in a shrill, loud voice, and the three gardeners instantly jumped up, and began bowing to the King, the Queen, the royal children, and everybody else.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 60 · B2

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