v. i.
Break we our pipes, that shrilledloud as lark. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
No sounds were heard but of the shrilling cock. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
His voice shrilled with passion. L. Wallace. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.
Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give
To sounds confused. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Let winds be shrill, let waves roll high. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A shrill sound. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound. [ 1913 Webster ]
How poor Andromache shrills her dolors forth. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having a throat which produces a shrill note. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being shrill. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having a shrill voice. “When shrill-tongued Fulvia scolds.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a shrill manner; acutely; with a sharp sound or voice. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Somewhat shrill. [ Poetic ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
Some kept up a shrilly mellow sound. Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]