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shrilly
Variant of shrill
adjective
- having or producing a high, thin, piercing tone; high-pitched
- characterized or accompanied by shrill sounds
- unrestrained and irritatingly insistent
- Archaic keen; sharp; biting; poignant
adverb
Rare in a shrill manner
intransitive verb
to make a shrill noise or sound
transitive verb
to utter shrilly
Related Forms:
- shrilly adverb
- shrillness noun
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