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Adjective

Having a pitch or frequency at the upper end of the auditory range

Brazen or flashy

Severe or intense, especially in a painful or unpleasant way

Making or characterized by a noisy outcry

Verb

To make a loud, and usually emotional, cry

To emit or cause to emit sound

To make a whirring or hissing sound

To make a short, sharp, high-pitched sound

To say in a harsh, grating voice

Make sharp, high-pitched sound

Noun

A long, high-pitched cry or noise

A short, high-pitched sound or cry

A harsh, grating voice or call

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Adjective

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Having a pitch or frequency at the upper end of the auditory range

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“The man lifted a whistle that hung around his neck and blew into it, causing a sharp, shrill sound to be emitted.”

Adjective

Brazen or flashy

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

smart-arsed^UK

smart-assed^US

too big for your boots

throwing one's weight about

not backwards in coming forwards

throwing one's weight around

pleased with yourself

firm

in love with oneself

too big for one's boots

too big for one's breeches

think too highly of oneself

think a lot of oneself

self-approving

goody-goody

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

too big for one's britches

honourable^UK

honorable^US

offensively self-assertive

blowing one's own horn

wrapped up in oneself

too big for your breeches

of preconceived ideas

throwing weight around

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

think one is the cat's pyjamas

phony^US

phoney^UK

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

like a cat that has swallowed the canary

flushed with success

like the cat that's got the cream

blowing one's own trumpet

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Severe or intense, especially in a painful or unpleasant way

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

marvelous^US

marvellous^UK

grueling^US

gruelling^UK

focused^US

focussed^UK

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

labored^US

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

laboured^UK

mesmerizing^US

fetid^US

not taking no for an answer

foetid^UK

mesmerising^UK

lock stock and barrel

nose to the grindstone

skillful^US

skilful^UK

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

more than flesh and blood can bear

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Making or characterized by a noisy outcry

laying it on the line

straight from the shoulder

calling spade a spade

not afraid to call a spade a spade

saying what one thinks

speaking as one finds

straight to the point

not beating about the bush

calling a spade a spade

straight-from-the-shoulder

not beating around the bush

dinkum

not mincing one's words

meaning what one says

no beating around the bush

speaking straight from the shoulder

not pulling any punches

telling it like it is

uncivilized^US

uncivilised^UK

unfavorable^US

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Verb

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To make a loud, and usually emotional, cry

clamour^UK

clamor^US

call at the top of one's voice

call at the top of your voice

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To emit or cause to emit sound

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“The phone shrilled nearby, making her jump.”

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To make a whirring or hissing sound

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To make a short, sharp, high-pitched sound

Verb

To say in a harsh, grating voice

Verb

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Make sharp, high-pitched sound

Noun

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A long, high-pitched cry or noise

clamour^UK

clamor^US

clamouring^UK

clamoring^US

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Noun

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A short, high-pitched sound or cry

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Noun

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A harsh, grating voice or call

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