SHRILL

shrill. Shrill, a. giving a piercing sound, sharp

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Shrill (?), a. [Compar. Shriller (?); superl. Shrillest.] [[OE. shril, schril; akin to LG. schrell, G. schrill. See Shrill,v. i.]] Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; — said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound. Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give To sounds confused. Shak. Let winds be shrill, let waves roll high. Byron.