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Search phrase: shrill

Plays

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Antony and CleopatraAC I.i.32When shrill-tongued Fulvia scolds. The messengers!When shrill-tongu'd Fuluia scolds. The Messengers.
Antony and CleopatraAC III.iii.12Didst hear her speak? Is she shrill-tongued or low?Didst heare her speake? Is she shrill tongu'd or low?
HamletHam I.i.152Doth with his lofty and shrill-sounding throatDoth with his lofty and shrill-sounding Throate
Henry IV Part 11H4 II.iv.25welcome,’ with this shrill addition, ‘ Anon, anon, sir!welcome: with this shril addition, Anon, Anon sir,
Henry VH5 III.chorus.9Hear the shrill whistle which doth order giveHeare the shrill Whistle, which doth order giue
Henry VH5 III.iii.35Defile the locks of your shrill-shrieking daughters;Desire the Locks of your shrill-shriking Daughters:
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.16I hear a tongue shriller than all the musicI heare a Tongue shriller then all the Musicke
King LearKL IV.vi.58Look up a-height. The shrill-gorged lark so farLooke vp a height, the shrill-gorg'd Larke so farre
OthelloOth III.iii.348Farewell the neighing steed, and the shrill trump,Farewell the neighing Steed, and the shrill Trumpe,
Richard IIR2 V.iii.74What shrill-voiced suppliant makes this eager cry?What shrill-voic'd Suppliant, makes this eager cry?
The Taming of the ShrewTS induction.2.45And fetch shrill echoes from the hollow earth.And fetch shrill ecchoes from the hollow earth.
Timon of AthensTim IV.iii.156Nor sound his quillets shrilly. Hoar the flamen,Nor sound his Quillets shrilly: Hoare the Flamen,
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.18Replying shrilly to the well-tuned horns,Replying shrilly to the well tun'd-Hornes,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.iii.84How poor Andromache shrills her dolour forth!How poore Andromache shrils her dolour forth;
Twelfth NightTN I.iv.33Is as the maiden's organ, shrill and sound,Is as the maidens organ, shrill, and sound,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.i.56I heard a voice, a shrill one; and attentiveI heard a voyce, a shrill one, and attentive

Poems

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Venus and AdonisVen.849 Like shrill-tongued tapsters answering every call, Like shrill-tongu'd Tapsters answering euerie call,

Glossary

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lowgentle, mild, not shrill
minikinshrill; or: dainty, tiny
pipingshrill-toned, high-pitched [either: of pipes; or: of women and children's voices]
sharphigh-pitched note, shrill sound
sharphigh-pitched, shrill, out-of-tune
shrewishlylike a woman, shrilly, sharply
shrill-gorgedshrill-sounding, with high-pitched voice

Thesaurus

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shrillsharp
shrillminikin
shrill soundsharp
shrill, notlow
shrill-soundingshrill-gorged
shrill-tonedpiping
shrillyshrewishly
sound, shrillsharp

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
GORGEINTENSITYshrill-gorged adj
SHRIEKBASICshrill-shreaking adj
SHRILLBASICshrill adj, shrilly adv
SHRILLVOICEshrill-gorged adj, shrill-sounding adj, shrill-tongued adj, shrill-voiced adj
SOUNDINTENSITYshrill-sounding adj
TONGUESPEECH TYPEshrill-tongued adj
VOICETYPEshrill-voiced adj

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