high-pitched
Example Sentences
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The high-pitched sound of an angle grinder sawing through glass echoed through the hall.
The ovation had the character not of high-pitched cheering but of an involuntary low-pitched invocation of wonderment, even disbelief.
From Los Angeles Times
Women ululated—a rousing, high-pitched vocal sound usually reserved for joyous events like festivals and weddings.
At one such outdoor site this fall, rows of 8-foot-high white battery blocks emitted a constant high-pitched hum.
Indy is the most empathetic scream queen of the year so far — and I mean that literally as his breed, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling retriever, is known for its high-pitched wail.
From Los Angeles Times
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