high-pitched
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3.7
- adjective
- /haɪ pɪtʃt/
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agudo
- I could hear this humming noise, this high pitched sort of humming noise.
- high-pitched sound
- a high-pitched voice
- a high-pitched cry
I could hear this humming noise, this high pitched sort of humming noise.
- I could hear this humming noise, this high pitched sort of humming noise.
- Succeeds, makes a walking stick with a hidden high pitched whistle inside it.
- It's like this, this like high pitched squeal that went right into your soul.
- I let out the shrillest, most high pitched scream I ever have in my life.
- And third, you think of that sound, It's like that really high pitched tenor sound, right?
- This is not a quiet gaming notebook and it has a fairly high pitched wind to the fan noise.
- This girl had this really high pitched kind of laugh and like the whole audience could hear it.
- And she had this high pitched voice and you could tell there was a sort of quickness to it.
- The kids voice was more annoying than the father's because it's more annoying to hear a high pitched screech.
- And even more so, it makes up kind of loud sound though, like a loud high pitched noise.
Examples
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"We're running behind," the technician explains in a high-pitched, singsong voice.
Academic text (2007) -
I let out the shrillest, most high pitched scream I ever have in my life.
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This girl had this really high pitched kind of laugh and like the whole audience could hear it.
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And she had this high pitched voice and you could tell there was a sort of quickness to it.
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All of a sudden, I hear high-pitched shrieks from higher up the mountain.
Academic text (2010) -
The young in the nest issue a shrill, high-pitched cry for food.
Academic text (2009) -
"There's a code on 2 North!" a nurse with a high-pitched voice shouts from across the room.
Fiction book (1992) -
"The lieutenant's voice was high-pitched and panicky; he sounded close to tears.
Fiction book (1992) -
Metal scrapes metal: a chorus of high-pitched dog whistles, each straining to hit the same note.
Fiction book (1992) -
The dog started barking with a high-pitched sound that made everyone turn their heads.
Synonyms
257
1.0
Making a thin, sharp sound
67
1.3
Making a high, sharp sound like a mouse or hinge
18
3.2
A high piercing sound that hurts the ears
Antonyms
How High
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
High-pitched comes from the two simple words high ('tall' or 'top') and pitch ('level of a sound'). It means a sound that sits 'high' on the musical scale, like a small bell or a bird's whistle, which is why dogs can hear high-pitched noises people often cannot.