shrill
adjective
high-pitched and piercing in sound quality.
was shrilling
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past progressiveof shrill.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But in London last week a butler was shrilling secrets from the housetops.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the music of the pearl was shrilling with triumph in Kino.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
"He's all right," Tod was shrilling through his laughter, for the horrified face of Bull amused him.
From Bull Hunter by Max Brand
A telephone bell was shrilling at the editor's elbow.
From Stories from Everybody's Magazine by Various
Down in the alley, a hand-organ was shrilling monotonously: Kafoozleum—Kafoozleum.
From The Iron Woman by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland
