Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective High in pitch, as a voice or musical tone.
- adjective Steeply sloped, as a roof.
- adjective Marked by or indicating intense emotion.
from The Century Dictionary.
- High-strung; aspiring; haughty.
- In music, toned high.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective high in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices. Opposite of
low . - adjective set at a sharp or high angle or slant.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of a sound, having a comparatively high
pitch .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
- adjective set at a sharp or high angle or slant
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Examples
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All the birds had either seen a shadow pass overhead or had heard another bird calling a high-pitched, nearly inaudible danger signal.
www.startribune.com 2012
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As she begins to sing a prelude number her feeble, high-pitched voice warbles loudly over the sound system into the half-full room.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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His high-pitched voice and otherworldly coif made someone as zany as Mel Brooks pin him to be “Jimmy Stewart from Mars,” after all.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2009
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The Swiss had cowbells, the French had horns, and everyone had guttural or high-pitched screams in their native languages.
Welcome to My World Johnny Weir 2011
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Teie created one piece of monkey music that used staccato percussive noises and short, high-pitched screeches, and another that contained long, pure, tones using familiar musical scales.
Play me that monkey music ewillett 2009
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GM's sales forecast points to continued growth, but it also means high-pitched growth in the Chinese auto industry is going to continue to slow this year and then slow down even more next year.
Peugeot Sees China Passenger-Car Sales Growth Norihiko Shirouzu 2010
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What, for that matter, is the difference between high-pitched and regular crying?
The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011
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There was a high-pitched, almost plaintive outcry from somewhere in the classroom: “… but then, just in the nick of time, the crown prince rescued her.”
Bubble in the Bathtub Jo Nesbo 2011
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What was the basis for the assertion that high-pitched crying “may be indicative of brain damage”?
The Panic Virus Seth Mnookin 2011
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I started it by doing a high-pitched baby-girl voice, and then Ben picked it up, raising his voice to sound like Meggie.
The Mommy Diet Alison J. Sweeney 2011
sionnach commented on the word high-pitched
"I think the soccer semi-finals are to be played in Mexico City", said Tom in a high-pitched voice.
October 30, 2007