shrill
adjective
high-pitched and piercing in sound quality.
shriller
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comparativeof shrill.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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Ethan Hawke registers in a much lower key, which counterbalances Amanda’s shriller moments.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2023
"We are seeing the rhetoric on topics like migration get shriller," said Stefan Marschall, political scientist at the University of Duesseldorf.
From Reuters ● Jun. 7, 2023
Where the EP gave it Plant’s rich tenor core, the album leaves him shriller and scratchier, closer to Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe or Geddy Lee of Rush.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2018
Over this period, the political discourse also became shriller.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2017
It got louder and shriller until it was too loud to bear.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
