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shrilling
shrill S0375000 (shrĭl)adj. shrill·er, shrill·est 1. High-pitched and piercing in tone or sound: the shrill wail of a siren.2. Producing a sharp, high-pitched tone or sound: a shrill fife.3. Sharp or keen to the senses; harshly vivid: shrill colors.v. shrilled, shrill·ing, shrills v.tr. To utter in a shrill manner; scream.v.intr. To produce a shrill cry or sound.
[Middle English shrille.]
shrill′ness n.shril′ly adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | shrilling - a continuing shrill noise; "the clash of swords and the shrilling of trumpets"--P. J. Searlesnoise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
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