shrillest

[US]/ʃrɪl/
[UK]/ʃrɪl/
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Translation

adj. (of a sound) high-pitched; piercing; having a high frequencyComparative: shriller, shrillest

Phrases & Collocations

a shrill voice

en skarp stemme

shrill cry

skarpt skrig

shrill laughter

skarpe latter

a shrill whistle

en skarp fløjte

shrill alarm

skarpt alarm

Example Sentences

a concession to their shrill demands.

en indrømmelse til deres højlydte krav.

the shrill wail of a siren.

en skarp, gennemtrængende sirenes hyl.

the shrill jangle of the door bell.

en skarp klokkeklang fra dørklokken.

a shrill scream rent the air.

et skarpt skrig rev gennem luften.

a shrill voice pierced the air.

En skarp stemme skar gennem luften.

the rising shrill of women's voices.

kvinders stemmers stigende skrig.

She had a shrill high-pitched voice.

Hun havde en skinger, høj stemme.

a piercing whistle shrilled through the night air.

en gennemtrængende fløjte hvinlede gennem natteluften.

Lawrence portrays feminists as shrill, humourless, and desexed.

Lawrence fremstiller feminister som skinger, humorløse og uden køn.

catcall :a harsh or shrill call or whistle expressing derision or disapproval.

Buh-råb: et hårdt eller skingert råb eller fløjt, der udtrykker latterliggørelse eller uenighed.

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