shrill
1shrill
verb \ˈshril, especially Southern ˈsril\Definition of SHRILL
Examples of SHRILL
- <the mud-splattered bystanders were shrilling with outrage at the inconsiderate motorist>
Origin of SHRILL
Middle English; probably akin to Old English scrallettan to resound loudly — more at skirl
First Known Use: 13th century
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