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Main Entry:
shrill
[
shril
]
/
ʃrɪl
/
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Main Entry:
shrill
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Example Sentences
In the golden age of sail, a ship's crew was focused on the shrill and piercing sound of the boatswain's whistle.
Still, some of the settings sound somewhat shrill out of the box.
Outside, a shrill wind lashes the crest of the ridge.
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In the golden age of sail, a ship's crew was focused on the shrill and piercing sound of the boatswain's whistle.
Still, some of the settings sound somewhat shrill out of the box.
Outside, a shrill wind lashes the crest of the ridge.
Although the notes produced were shrill and piercing, they were said to be perfect in both tone and pitch.
In the same instant came the shrill trumpets of elephants angered by the hyena cries.
The other option is to come up with a shrill public response but that will only make them look stupid.
All in all, the prime minister sounded a bit shrill and unconvincing.
The greenies are derided for their shrill sanctimony.
The shrill ring of her call had woken me in the night.
Suddenly, the shrill ring of a telephone cuts across the concert hall.
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