Wilhelm

[ wil-helm; German vil-helm ]

/ ˈwɪl hɛlm; German ˈvɪl hɛlm /

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noun

a male given name, German form of William.

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How to use Wilhelm in a sentence

They decided upon the Wilhelm because the sound can be heard in the 1953 film “The Charge at Feather River,” when a soldier on horseback named Pvt.
How the Wilhelm scream became Hollywood’s ultimate ‘secret’ sound effect|Michael Cavna|September 30, 2021|Washington Post
It’s the brief yelp of almost hilarious terror dubbed “the Wilhelm scream” — surely the most reproduced cry in American cinematic history.
How the Wilhelm scream became Hollywood’s ultimate ‘secret’ sound effect|Michael Cavna|September 30, 2021|Washington Post
“It’s one thing for pastor to say it, another to have a pop-up vaccination site in the church,” Wilhelm said.
These are the pro-vaccine messages people want to hear|Frances Stead Sellers, Bonnie Berkowitz|April 22, 2021|Washington Post
The bottom line, Wilhelm said, is that vaccination is contagious.
These are the pro-vaccine messages people want to hear|Frances Stead Sellers, Bonnie Berkowitz|April 22, 2021|Washington Post

Klocker says he was bitter and would compare himself to such persecuted gurus as Timothy Leary and Wilhelm Reich.
The Life and Art of Radical Provocateur—and Commune Leader—Otto Muehl|Anthony Haden-Guest|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The doctrines, which drew on the likes of Wilhelm Reich, replaced absolute fidelity with ordained promiscuity.
The Life and Art of Radical Provocateur—and Commune Leader—Otto Muehl|Anthony Haden-Guest|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A crude label, written in red crayon and held on with tape, read , “Friedrich Wilhelm Ier, der Soldaten König.”
The Real Monuments Men: The Coronation Chamber of Hitler|Robert Edsel|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Two of them, Wilhelm, an officer, and his brother, Friedhelm, are about to leave for the front.
‘Generation War’ Lets World War II Germans Off Too Easily|Jack Schwartz|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lieut. Wilhelm Winter says at the outset that he is fighting for the Fatherland, but by 1941 he is fighting for the Fuhrer.
‘Generation War’ Lets World War II Germans Off Too Easily|Jack Schwartz|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ferdinand Wilhelm Becker died; a distinguished German physician.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Friedrich Wilhelm's Mother, as we hinted, did not live to see this marriage which she had forecast in her maternal heart.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. I. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
She had Friedrich Wilhelm, the rough boy; and perhaps nothing more of very precious property.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. I. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
Friedrich Wilhelm reads it (Hotham gives him reading of it) some weeks hence; we not till generations afterwards.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
Friedrich Wilhelm regretted the dinner, regretted to hurt the good man's feelings; but could stand it no longer.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle