WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| shrill adj | (sound: piercing) (sonido) | estridente adj |
| | (sonido) | agudo/a adj |
| | I covered my ears to protect them from the shrill siren. |
| | Me cubrí los oídos para protegerlos de la estridente sirena. |
| shrill adj | (voice: high pitched) (voz) | chillón/lona adj |
| | Her shrill voice reminds me of my kindergarten teacher. |
| | Su voz chillona me recuerda a la de mi maestra del jardín. |
| shrill⇒ vi | (give a high-pitched cry) | chillar⇒ vi |
| | The baby shrilled again, causing its mother to wake up. |
| | El bebé chilló otra vez, e hizo que su madre se despertase. |
shrill,
shrill [sth] vtr | (cry in a high-pitched voice) | gritar⇒ vtr |
| | | chillar⇒ vtr |
| | "I hate you!" she shrilled. |
| | "¡Te odio!", gritó ella. |
| | "¡Te odio!", chilló ella. |
| Additional Translations |
| shrill adj | (insistent, demanding) | insistente adj mf |
| | | constante adj mf |
| | The company bosses ignored the workers' shrill demands for change. |
| | Los jefes de la compañía ignoraban las insistentes demandas de cambio de los empleados. |
'shrill' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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