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shriller |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shrill \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.
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