Shrill Definition

Shrill Sentence Examples

• Who gave orders? he said in his shrill, harsh voice.

• Alarm calls are in the form of a shrill whistle.

• If alarmed they utter a shrill loud whistle, and rush down the burrow, but reappear after a few minutes to see if the danger is past.

• Even the kitten gave a dreadfully shrill scream and at the same time Jim the cab-horse neighed loudly.

• Here, by the very corner of my field, still nearer to town, Zilpha, a colored woman, had her little house, where she spun linen for the townsfolk, making the Walden Woods ring with her shrill singing, for she had a loud and notable voice.