metallic

adjective

Definition of metallicnext
as in shrill

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Recent Examples of metallic Handbags came in metallic pleats — four of them designed with Benglis herself. — ABC News, 6 July 2026 Japanese beetles are metallic green and brown beetles that measure about 1/2-inch in length. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 6 July 2026 HEAs address this by combining five or more metallic elements in relatively equal proportions. — New Atlas, 6 July 2026 Right now, Amazon has the metallic Oura Ring 4s on sale for $100, bringing the steep $499 list price down to a much more palatable $399. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for metallic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metallic
  1. shrill
  2. squeaky
  3. strident
  4. raucous
  5. dissonant
  6. clashing
  7. raspy
  8. jarring
Adjective
  • On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The chaos is still an acceptable price to pay for Birney’s expertly offputting performance, a shrill mania that gets increasingly comic over time.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of shrill
Adjective
  • Your dog's favorite plush toy or squeaky ball can collect much more than just slobber.
    — Taneia Surles, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Scattered over the top were generous pebbles of queso panela, mild, milky and squeaky like halloumi.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of squeaky
Adjective
  • And Paul certainly seems more shaken, less strident than in the previous films, having unleashed a wave of intergalactic bloodletting.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 July 2026
  • Pochettino, of course, is not the only successful coach with strident beliefs about energy — or its cousin, enthusiasm.
    — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of strident
Adjective
  • England endured a raucous crowd at Estadio Azteca to beat Mexico in a round-of-16 thriller but lost veteran midfielder Jordan Henderson to a wrist injury from a postgame celebration.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • So Monday night could potentially bring a rematch of Schwarber versus Harper in front of a raucous Citizens Bank Park crowd.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of raucous
Adjective
  • At the track’s apex Korten explodes in and out of dissonant broken chords against Mark Shim’s angular saxophone lines, an unexpected development that sneaks up on you thanks to Sorey’s sticky, slowly evolving drumming.
    — Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
  • This is reminding me of watching Slint play a reunion show in 2014 under the I-65 highway at a festival in Louisville, and how simultaneously awesome and cognitively dissonant that experience was.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 25 June 2026
Definition of dissonant
Adjective
  • If your bathroom feels busy or dated thanks to clashing finishes, consider painting everything in one rich, moody hue like charcoal, navy, or slate.
    — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 8 July 2026
  • The cornerstone of Boards classics is a blurring retrofuturism achieved via swirling and clashing sample, synth, and guitar textures.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Definition of clashing
Adjective
  • In 1976, the already raspy-toned singer underwent surgery to get nodules removed from her vocal cords.
    — Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 9 July 2026
  • Edward Juvier is raspy and rumpled as the imperious theater producer Bela Zangler.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
Definition of raspy
Adjective
  • That’s why Swift’s appearance jumping up and down courtside at Game 4 felt so jarring.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
  • The jarring moment caused several dancers to jump aside to avoid being hit.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of jarring

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