shrilling

present participle of shrill

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrilling
Verb
  • Cut to a young girl shrieking, her face covered in blood.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
  • For subscribers, that makes now the perfect time to catch up on the horror film that had audiences shrieking, laughing and running to Reddit to compare notes.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Now, Darvish will get to pitch in front of a stadium of screaming, hopeful, nervous Cubs fans.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • There’s screaming electric guitar AND an orchestra.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One of the first major highlights showed the moment Mei Xiang birthed a squealing Xiao Qi Ji and cradled her newborn cub.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Shrilling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrilling. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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