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pitched

pitched

4.0
Having a sound that is clearly high or low
  • adjective
  • /pɪtʃt/
translation icon : entonado
  • The Intel cooler on the other hand, is high pitched and very distracting.

Succeeds, makes a walking stick with a hidden high pitched whistle inside it.

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Examples

  • One difference though, with speaking to pets, you get the repetitive high pitched voice stuff.

  • You might just be able to make out a high pitched pulse at that frequency.

  • And I did this high pitched laugh and I go, yes.

  • And then when I see her, I make this high pitched noise and I'm like, hi, Lily, hi.

  • And third, you think of that sound, It's like that really high pitched tenor sound, right?

  • The singer reached a pitched note that resonated beautifully in the hall.

  • The dog responded to the pitched sound of the whistle from afar.

  • He produced a pitched cry that echoed through the concert venue.

Synonyms

keyed
vspitched
  • Specialized
6.7

Set in a particular musical key like C major

applies to any sound set at a specific pitch

Compounds

41 3.7

A sound or voice that is very high and sharp

A planned large fight where armies meet at an arranged time and place

1 3.7

A deep sound or voice that is not high

A very high, sharp sound a dog makes

A roof or surface that slopes gently and is not steep

A roof or surface that slopes very steeply

How High

shrill
31 4.8
high-pitched
41 3.7
pitched
4.0
deep
99 3.1

Surface Forms

pitched positive

Morphology

pitched = pitch (transparent) = pitch + ed

Regular adjectival/past-participle formation from the verb 'pitch' (to set a sound at a certain pitch); learners who know 'pitch' and '-ed' can derive this meaning.

Etymology

Pitched (about sound) comes from the noun pitch, which means the 'high' or 'low' level of a sound, as in 'high-pitched' or 'low-pitched', so a pitched tone is a sound that is set at a particular musical level.