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Definition of Shriller
1. shrill [adj] - See also: shrill
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shriller
Literary usage of Shriller
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americanaedited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1903)
"... tube and a higher and shriller tone than the common trumpet. Clarissa Furiosa,
a story by WE Norris, first published in 1896. ..."
2. The Elements of Physics by Edwin James Houston, Alfred Newlin Seal (1912)
"The greater the number of vibrations, the higher will be the pitch of the sound,
or the shriller the note. Thus, when a circular saw is in motion, ..."
3. The Elements of Physics by Edwin James Houston, Alfred Newlin Seal (1912)
"The greater the number of vibrations, the higher will be the pitch of the sound,
or the shriller the note. Thus, when a circular saw is in motion, ..."
4. The Elements of Physics by Edwin James Houston, Alfred Newlin Seal (1912)
"The greater the number of vibrations, the higher will be the pitch of the sound,
or the shriller the note. Thus, when a circular saw is in motion, ..."
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