shrill
adjective
high-pitched and piercing in sound quality.
shrillest
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superlativeof shrill.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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His half-sublimated wranglings with race are more complex and fraught than either his shrillest detractors or his most fawning defenders would have us believe.
From Salon ● May 30, 2012
Pick: Giants Jets at Bills Line: Jets by 5 1/2 The Jets have joined the Chargers and the Cowboys as one of the league’s shrillest teams.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2010
“It’s a big test for the leadership. We cannot listen to the loudest, shrillest voices in our party,” said Rep. Charlie Dent, a moderate Republican who represents the Philadelphia suburbs.
From Washington Post
Villon reversed the process: his landscapes seethed with the brightest, sharpest and sometimes shrillest colors he could mix.
From Time Magazine Archive
If he ever gave any signal they never heard it, for down there a man’s voice strained to its shrillest would be no more than a whisper against a tornado.
From Claim Number One by George W. (George Washington) Ogden
