Crow vs. Shrill — What's the Difference?

A crow is a bird of the genus Corvus, or more broadly a synonym for all of Corvus.

(of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing

A large perching bird with mostly glossy black plumage, a heavy bill, and a raucous voice.

Make a shrill noise

An old or ugly woman

A shrill sound or cry

The cry of a cock.

High-pitched and piercing in tone or sound

A sound made by a person expressing great pride or triumph

Producing a sharp, high-pitched tone or sound

Relating to the Crow or their language.

Sharp or keen to the senses; harshly vivid

(of a cock) utter its characteristic loud cry

To utter in a shrill manner; scream.

(of a person) express great pride or triumph, especially in a tone of gloating satisfaction

To produce a shrill cry or sound.

A member of a Native American people formerly inhabiting an area of the northern Great Plains between the Platte and Yellowstone Rivers, now located in southeast Montana. The Crow became nomadic buffalo hunters after migrating west from the Missouri River in North Dakota in the 18th century.

High-pitched and piercing.

The Siouan language of the Crow.

Having a shrill voice.

Any of several large glossy black birds of the genus Corvus, having a characteristic raucous call, especially C. brachyrhynchos of North America.

Sharp or keen to the senses.

A crowbar.

Fierce, loud, strident.

See Corvus.

To make a shrill noise.

To utter the shrill cry characteristic of a rooster.

A shrill sound.

To exult over an accomplishment or piece of good fortune; boast. ]

Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; - said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound.

A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.

A shrill sound.

Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.

To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill.

A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.

To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound.

(historical) A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.

Utter a shrill cry

(among butchers) The mesentery of an animal.

High-pitched and sharp;

(derogatory) An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.

A black person.

The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.

The cry of the bird known in the US as a rooster and in British English as a cockerel.

(intransitive) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.

(intransitive) To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.

To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it.

To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either in joy, gayety, or defiance.

To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.

To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.

A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It has a harsh, croaking note. See Caw.

A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.

The mesentery of a beast; - so called by butchers.

Black birds having a raucous call

The cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)

A member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana

A small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo

An instance of boastful talk;

A Siouan language spoken by the Crow people

Dwell on with satisfaction

Express pleasure verbally;

Utter shrill sounds;