SHRILL Shrill, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shrilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Shrilling.] Etym: [OE. schrillen, akin to G. schrillen; cf. AS. scralletan to resound loudly, Icel. skrölta to jolt, Sw. skrälla to shrill, Norw. skryla, skr. Cf. Skirl.]
Defn: To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp,
shrill tone; to become shrill.
Break we our pipes, that shrilledloud as lark. Spenser.
No sounds were heard but of the shrilling cock. Goldsmith.
His voice shrilled with passion. L. Wallace.
SHRILL
Shrill, v. t.
Defn: To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill
sound.
How poor Andromache shrills her dolors forth. Shak.
SHRILL-GORGED
Shrill"-gorged`, a.
Defn: Having a throat which produces a shrill note. [R.] Shak.
SHRILLNESS
Shrill"ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being shrill.
SHRILL-TONGUED
Shrill"-tongued`, a.
Defn: Having a shrill voice. "When shrill-tongued Fulvia scolds."
Shak.