shrilly
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“I’m fortunate that my voice is OK; it’s not shrilly and doesn’t upset people,” White said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2021
As we speak, I can hear one of the Tower’s nine ravens squawking shrilly at a group eating lunch on a nearby bench.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2021
We startle a chunky little woodcock that's sheltering in the long grass and it twitters its indignation shrilly.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2020
“Have you come here,” he began shrilly, “to tell me what—”
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 13, 2017
Behind him, in the tall sagebrush, the birds were scampering on the ground, making a great noise among the dry leaves; the squirrels piped shrilly on the side-hills.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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