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| beep |
a short, usu. high-pitched warning signal. [1/3 definitions] |
| bleep |
a short sharp high-pitched sound; beep. [1/2 definitions] |
| chip2 |
to make a short, high-pitched sound like that of a bird; chirp; cheep. [2 definitions] |
| chirp |
to utter a short, high-pitched sound, as of a grasshopper or small bird. [1/3 definitions] |
| falsetto |
of a singing voice, unnaturally high-pitched. [1/3 definitions] |
| fife |
a small, high-pitched transverse flute, used mainly to accompany drums in military or marching music. [1/2 definitions] |
| flute |
a high-pitched musical instrument of the woodwind family, consisting of a long slender tube of wood or metal with finger holes or keys along it, that is played by blowing into a mouthpiece at one end or across a hole near one end. [1/8 definitions] |
| neigh |
to make the long, high-pitched sound of a horse; whinny. [2 definitions] |
| peep2 |
to speak in a weak, high-pitched voice. [1/4 definitions] |
| pertussis |
an acute infectious respiratory disease particularly serious in children, marked by intense spasms of coughing and sometimes accompanied by a high-pitched sound as air in inhaled between coughs; whooping cough. |
| ping |
to emit a short, sharp, high-pitched sound, as of metal striking metal. [2 definitions] |
| pipe1 |
the high-pitched sound made by certain animals, such as birds and frogs. [1/13 definitions] |
| sing |
of a bird, to make high-pitched sounds that are generally pleasant to the human ear. [1/8 definitions] |
| violin |
a relatively small, high-pitched stringed instrument with an unfretted fingerboard, whose four strings are tuned in fifths, and that is played by being held horizontally out from chin and shoulder. |
| wail |
to make a protracted, high-pitched cry out of grief or pain. [2/7 definitions] |
| whinny |
the prolonged high-pitched broken sound made by a horse; neigh. [1/3 definitions] |
| whoop |
a loud, high-pitched shout or cry, such as a battle cry, or a cry of excitement, happiness, or enthusiasm. [1/8 definitions] |
| whooping cough |
an acute infectious respiratory disease particularly serious in children, marked by intense spasms of coughing and sometimes accompanied by a high-pitched sound as air in inhaled; pertussis. |
| yelp |
a quick, sharp, high-pitched cry or bark. [1/3 definitions] |
| yip |
a high-pitched bark; yelp. [1/2 definitions] |
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