{
    "term": "shrill",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "very high and loud, in an unpleasant way",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The PE teacher’s shrill voice rang out across the school fields."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The shrill cries of children broke the silence."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "piercing"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "loud and determined but often unreasonable",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "shrill demands/protests"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʃrɪl/",
                "audio": "sh/shrill/shrill__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʃrɪl/",
                "audio": "sh/shrill/shrill__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Low German schrell ‘sharp in tone or taste’."
}