shrill
adjective
high-pitched and piercing in sound quality.
had shrilled
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past perfectof shrill.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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At the Council's April meeting he had shrilled a speech that might have been drafted either by Mr. Pickwick or an early Shanghai missionary.
From Time Magazine Archive
Neighbors were running, shouting words that Olanna could not understand because the stubborn searing sound had shrilled its way into her head.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Limited's whistle had shrilled for a stop.
From Big Timber A Story of the Northwest by Bertrand W. Sinclair
The little anxious voices had shrilled into vehemence now, all of them chattering together in their queer, soft, rustling whispers.
From The Tree of Life by C. L. (Catherine Lucile) Moore
Last night the four and twenty violins, under the king's command, had shrilled their chorus, as had been their wont for years while the master dined.
From The Mississippi Bubble by Emerson Hough
