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Reedy vs Shrill - What's the difference?

reedy | shrill |

As adjectives the difference between reedy and shrill

is that reedy is full of, or edged with, reeds while shrill is high-pitched and piercing.

As a verb shrill is

to make a shrill noise.

As a noun shrill is

a shrill sound.

reedy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Full of, or edged with, reeds.
  • (of a sound or voice) high and thin in tone.
  • (of a person) tall and thin.

    • Anagrams

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    shrill

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • High-pitched and piercing.
    • She spoke in a shrill voice.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give / To sounds confused.
  • * Byron
    • Let winds be shrill , let waves roll high.
  • Sharp or keen to the senses.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a shrill noise.
  • * Spenser
    • Break we our pipes, that shrill'd loud as lark.
  • * Goldsmith
    • No sounds were heard but of the shrilling cock.
  • * L. Wallace
    • His voice shrilled with passion.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A shrill sound.
    • (Spenser)