katinisan
shrillness or pitch intensity
From root: tinis
Usage Note
Katinisan refers to the degree of highness or shrillness of a sound.
Examples
" Masakit sa tenga ang katinisan nito. "
Natural Translation
Its shrillness hurts the ears.
Literal Translation
Painful to ear the shrillness of-this.
" Hindi ko gusto ang katinisan ng tunog na iyon. "
Natural Translation
I don't like the shrillness of that sound.
Literal Translation
Not I like the shrillness of sound that.
" Dahil sa sobrang katinisan ng boses ng mang-aawit, napatakip ng tenga ang ilang nakikinig sa harapan. "
Natural Translation
Because of the extreme shrillness of the singer's voice, some listeners in front covered their ears.
Literal Translation
Because of so shrillness of voice of singer, covered of ear the some listeners at front.
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