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Whew :: Whew (v. i.) To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover..

Tink :: Tink (v. i.) To make a sharp, shrill noise; to tinkle..

Tingle :: Tingle (v. i.) To feel a kind of thrilling sensation, as in hearing a shrill sound..

Shrilly :: Shrilly (a.) Somewhat shrill.

Flat :: Flat (superl.) Not sharp or shrill; not acute; as, a flat sound..

Piping :: Piping (v.) Emitting a high, shrill sound..

Whistlingly :: Whistlingly (adv.) In a whistling manner; shrilly.

Scream :: Scream (v. i.) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech..

Squawk :: Squawk (v. i.) To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly..

Skirl :: Skirl (n.) A shrill cry or sound.

Squealer :: Squeal (n.) A shrill, somewhat prolonged cry..

Stridulation :: Stridulate (v. t.) to make a shrill or musical sound, such as is made by the males of many insects..

Shrillness :: Shrillness (n.) The quality or state of being shrill.

Clarion :: Clarion (n.) A kind of trumpet, whose note is clear and shrill..

Shrilly :: Shrilly (adv.) In a shrill manner; acutely; with a sharp sound or voice.

Cicada :: Cicada (n.) Any species of the genus Cicada. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by peculiar organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting of a pair of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A noted American species (C. septendecim) is called the seventeen year locust. Another common species is the dogday cicada..

Pipe :: Pipe (v. t.) To perform, as a tune, by playing on a pipe, flute, fife, etc.; to utter in the shrill tone of a pipe..

Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen, penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid, sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp flash..

Oxyphony :: Oxyphony (n.) Acuteness or shrillness of voice.

Shrill :: Shrill (v. i.) To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill..

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