SHRILL
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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.
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Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give
To sounds confused.
Shak.
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Let winds be shrill, let waves roll high.
Byron.
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Shrill, n. A shrill sound. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Shrill, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shrilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Shrilling.] [OE. schrillen, akin to G. schrillen; cf. AS. scralletan to resound loudly, Icel. skr&ö;lta to jolt, Sw. skr&ä;lla to shrill, Norw. skryla, skr&unr_;la. Cf. Skirl.] To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill.
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Break we our pipes, that shrilledloud as lark.
Spenser.
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No sounds were heard but of the shrilling cock.
Goldsmith.
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His voice shrilled with passion.
L. Wallace.
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Shrill, v. t. To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound.
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How poor Andromache shrills her dolors forth.
Shak.
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