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Meanings of shrill (shrilled) in English
Having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones.
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Usage of shrilled in English
1
Okeke was about to ask another question when a phone shrilled loudly.
2
The holy office proceeded; the Sanctus bell shrilled for the first time.
3
The children shrilled as they ran: high-pitched screams and barks and moans.
4
Before I could consider the possibility, the landline shrilled its after-hours ring.
5
Their kith who had infested the southern endcap organs shrilled in reply.
6
As my pupils dilated, a parrot shrilled greetings in Spanish and English.
7
The calls shrilled and the marines' bayonets flashed in the bright sunlight.
8
The wind shrilled around me and made the trees' bare branches clatter.
9
A little pause, during which crickets shrilled, then, in a softer voice:
10
Raising his face to the moon, Tarzan shrilled forth his hideous challenge.
11
He pulled a police whistle from his pocket and shrilled a signal.
12
For two hours, through that cold and gloomy audience, shrilled the Death-speech.
13
Allday glanced up at the skylight as the boatswain's calls shrilled impatiently.
14
The jaxes shrilled and stamped as the cart bumped through the trees.
15
Banks set his lips grimly, and his voice shrilled a higher key.
16
Then there was a mix-up under Upper's goal and the whistle shrilled.
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Shrilled across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common