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Shrill vs Hoarse - What's the difference?

shrill | hoarse |

As adjectives the difference between shrill and hoarse

is that shrill is high-pitched and piercing while hoarse is afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice.

As a verb shrill

is to make a shrill noise.

As a noun shrill

is a shrill sound.

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)

    hoarse

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice.
  • *
    • I am old and my voice is hoarse

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