| ear-piercing | adj nyaring, membingitkan: an ~ shriek, jeritan yg nyaring; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| high-pitched | adj 1. (mus) pic tinggi; 2. (of voice, scream, etc) nyaring, langsing: I heard a ~ cry in the middle of the night, saya terdengar jeritan yg nyaring pd tengah malam; 3. steep, cerun: a ~ roof, bumbung yg cerun. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brassy | adj 1. shamelessly bold, tdk tahu malu: a ~ redhead, wanita berambut perang yg tdk tahu malu; 2. harsh, metallic, nyaring: the ~ sound of a trumpet, bunyi trompet yg nyaring; 3. like brass, (in colour) spt loyang: the metal had a ~ sheen, logam itu berkilat spt loyang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grate 1 | apabila tergesel engselnya; 2. cause so. to feel irritated, menjengkelkan (sso), menyakitkan telinga (sso): his shrill voice really ~s, suaranya yg nyaring itu betul-betul menjengkelkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| detraction | n 1. st that detracts, mengurangkan (+ approp n): his high-pitched voice was a ~ from the effectiveness of his speech, suaranya yg nyaring telah mengurangkan keberkesanan pidatonya; 2. criticism, kritikan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| keen | adj 1. having sharp edge, sharp, tajam: a ~ sword, sebilah pedang yg tajam; the ~ edge of a razor, mata pisau cukur yg tajam; 2. (of sound) nyaring, membingitkan; 3. (of smell) menusuk hidung, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| insistent | b. (rel to person’s action, behaviour) mendesak: we finally gave in to his ~ demand for a rehearing, kami akhirnya mengalah pd permintaannya yg mendesak agar kesnya didengar semula; 2. (of sound, noise) tdk henti-henti: the shrill, ~ ringing of the telephone woke him from his sleep, bunyi nyaring deringan telefon yg tdk henti-henti menyebabkan dia terjaga drpd tidur. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |