shrill
adjective
high-pitched and piercing in sound quality.
shrilly
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a word derived from
shrill.
Example Sentences
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We shout shrilly that they must get a college degree, because without one they can’t hope to compete in the globalized economy, but even as we say it, we doubt our own advice.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2022
As we speak, I can hear one of the Tower’s nine ravens squawking shrilly at a group eating lunch on a nearby bench.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2021
We startle a chunky little woodcock that's sheltering in the long grass and it twitters its indignation shrilly.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2020
“Have you come here,” he began shrilly, “to tell me what—”
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 13, 2017
“Now what am I going to do?” she asked shrilly.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
