shrilly

Variant of shrill

shrill definition

shrill (s̸hril)

adjective

  1. having or producing a high, thin, piercing tone; high-pitched
  2. characterized or accompanied by shrill sounds
  3. unrestrained and irritatingly insistent
  4. Archaic keen; sharp; biting; poignant

Etymology: ME shrille, akin to LowG schrell, Ger schrill: echoic, prob. akin to shriek

adverb

Rare in a shrill manner

intransitive verb

to make a shrill noise or sound

transitive verb

to utter shrilly

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