high-pitch
Squeaky sound quality
High-pitch describes sounds at the upper end of the frequency range—thin, sharp, or piercing rather than deep or resonant: a high-pitch whine, the high-pitch voice of a child.
The hyphenated form typically appears before nouns; after verbs, the two-word form is more common: Her voice was high pitch.
Also written high-pitched.
Highest female voice range
- falsettoArtificially elevated singing register
- trebleHigh frequency range
- coloraturaElaborate vocal ornamentation
- head voiceUpper singing register
countertenor · castrato · mezzo-soprano · descant · choirboy · vibrato · register · yodel
High, harsh cry
- squealShrill, piercing cry
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
- stridentHarsh and piercing
shriek · whistle · squeak · screaming · whining · shrieking · penetrating · sharp
Wailing alert device
- warningAlert about danger
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
- beepShort electronic tone
buzzer · squeal · whine · smoke detector · emergency · signal · horn · chirp
soprano
Highest female voice range
- falsettoArtificially elevated singing register
- trebleHigh frequency range
- coloraturaElaborate vocal ornamentation
head voice · countertenor · castrato · mezzo-soprano · descant · choirboy · vibrato · register · yodel · operatic
screech
High, harsh cry
- squealShrill, piercing cry
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
strident · shriek · whistle · squeak · screaming · whining · shrieking · penetrating · sharp · grating
siren
Wailing alert device
beep · buzzer · squeal · whine · smoke detector · emergency · signal · horn · chirp · ring
frequency
Rate of recurrence
- ultrasonicAbove audible frequency range
- overtonesImplicit secondary meanings
- harmonicsFrequencies above the fundamental
kilohertz · resonance · timbre · waveform · oscillation · soundwave · tone · hertz · vibration · register
birdsong
Avian musical vocalizations
yip · yelp · trill · peep · cheep · cicada · songbird · warble · cricket · echolocation