Synonyms: pipe, pipe up, shriek, shrill
Definition: utter a shrill cry
Similar words: yell, holler, hollo, call, scream, shout, shout out, squall, cry
Definition: utter a sudden loud cry
Usage: she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle; I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me
Synonyms: shrill
Definition: of colors that are bright and gaudy
Usage: a shrill turquoise
Definition: being sharply insistent on being heard
Usage: strident demands; shrill criticism
Similar words: imperative
Definition: requiring attention or action
Usage: as nuclear weapons proliferate, preventing war becomes imperative; requests that grew more and more imperative
Definition: having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
Usage: a shrill whistle; a shrill gaiety
Similar words: high, high-pitched
Definition: used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency