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
Over this period, the political discourse also became shriller.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2017
The tone of public debate in Germany has become shriller over the past two years with the influx of hundreds of thousands of migrants.
From Time ● Jan. 1, 2017
It was a little while before Harry became aware that the voices of Katie Bell and her friend, which were being carried back to him on the wind, had become shriller and louder.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
