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shrill
Part of speech: Adjective Part of speech: VerbTo utter an acute, piercing sound.
Part of speech: VerbTo utter in a sharp, piercing tone.
Part of speech: Adverb Part of speech: NounShrilliness.
Usage examples "shrill":- The three cheers were duly given when, to my surprise, I heard a shrill cry of " Tiger!" - "The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon", José Maria Gordon.
- It was not shrill, it was not loud. - "The Brightener", C. N. Williamson A. M. Williamson.
- Charlie DeSoto's voice rose shrill: Now, Lawrenceville, up the field with it. - "The Varmint", Owen Johnson F. R. Gruger.