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high-pitched

[hahy-picht] / ˈhaɪˈpɪtʃt /
ADJECTIVE
high in sound
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Crockford watched swifts return to London after their annual migration from Africa, filling the air with their high-pitched calls.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

“It was so high-pitched, it sounded like you were driving a Honda,” Boniol said, adding that Ram has since made tweaks to improve the Hurricane’s tone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Pacing the stage at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, on the last night of her fall 2025 tour, she traded her typical sardonicism for high-pitched sincerity.

From Slate ● May 6, 2026

The Grammy winner was performing her first headlining show at Coachella on Friday night when an audience member suddenly let out a high-pitched cry called a zaghrouta.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

At the salon, my stylist, Mari, has tight brown curls that dance around her face, and her voice gets all high-pitched and excited as she talks about what she can do with my hair.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison


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