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Adjective

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

Making or characterized by a noisy outcry

Severe or intense, especially in a painful or unpleasant way

Verb

To make a shrill sound or noise

To make a loud cry or shriek

To make a whirring or hissing sound

To make a high-pitched sound or cry

To say in a harsh, grating voice

To emit or cause to emit sound

Noun

A loud cry or wail

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

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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

categorical

saying what one thinks

straight to the point

true to life

to the point

speaking as one finds

on the level

straight-from-the-shoulder

not beating around the bush

flat-out

dinkum

not beating about the bush

speaking straight from the shoulder

not pulling any punches

telling it like it is

meaning what one says

no beating around the bush

calling a spade a spade

critical

hard-hitting

brief and to the point

not mincing one's words

unfavorable^US

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Adjective

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Severe or intense, especially in a painful or unpleasant way

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

grueling^US

gruelling^UK

knock-down-and-drag-out

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

easier said than done

labored^US

laboured^UK

like getting blood out of a stone

marvellous^UK

marvelous^US

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

more than flesh and blood can bear

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Verb

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To make a shrill sound or noise

“She was deep in thought, re-examining the facts, when the phone on her desk started to shrill.”

Verb

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To make a loud cry or shriek

clamour^UK

clamor^US

call at the top of one's voice

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To make a whirring or hissing sound

Verb

To make a high-pitched sound or cry

Verb

To say in a harsh, grating voice

Verb

To emit or cause to emit sound

clamour^UK

clamor^US

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Noun

A loud cry or wail

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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