sound+shrill

  • 101Piping crow shrike — Piping Pip ing (p[imac]p [i^]ng), a. [From {Pipe}, v.] 1. Playing on a musical pipe. Lowing herds and piping swains. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe rather than of the drum and fife.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 102Piping frog — Piping Pip ing (p[imac]p [i^]ng), a. [From {Pipe}, v.] 1. Playing on a musical pipe. Lowing herds and piping swains. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe rather than of the drum and fife.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 103Piping hot — Piping Pip ing (p[imac]p [i^]ng), a. [From {Pipe}, v.] 1. Playing on a musical pipe. Lowing herds and piping swains. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe rather than of the drum and fife.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 104Piping roller — Piping Pip ing (p[imac]p [i^]ng), a. [From {Pipe}, v.] 1. Playing on a musical pipe. Lowing herds and piping swains. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe rather than of the drum and fife.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 105shriek — I. verb Etymology: Middle English shreken, probably irregular from shriken to shriek; akin to Old Norse skrækja to shriek Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to utter a sharp shrill sound 2. a. to cry out in a high pitched voice ; screech …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 106U2 — Infobox musical artist Name = U2 Img capt = U2 performing at Madison Square Garden in November 2005 Img size = 250 Landscape = yes Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Dublin, Ireland Genre = Rock, post punk, alternative rock Years active …

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  • 107Farfisa — is a manufacturer of electronics based in Italy. The Farfisa brand name is commonly associated with a series of compact electronic organ, and later, a series of multi timbral synthesizer. At the height of their production Farfisa operated 3… …

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  • 108Screamers (film) — Infobox Film name = Screamers caption = Theatrical release poster director = Christian Duguay producer = Franco Battista Tom Berry writer = Philip K. Dick (Short Story) Dan O Bannon Miguel Tejada Flores (screenplay) starring = Peter Weller Roy… …

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  • 109Violin making and maintenance — Making an instrument of the violin family may be done in different ways, many of which have changed very little in nearly 500 years since the first violins were made. Some violins, called bench made instruments, are made by a single individual,… …

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  • 110cackle — cackler, n. /kak euhl/, v., cackled, cackling, n. v.i. 1. to utter a shrill, broken sound or cry, as of a hen. 2. to laugh in a shrill, broken manner. 3. to chatter noisily; prattle. v.t. 4. to utter with cackles; express by cackling: They… …

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