Young hedgehogs will make a very shrill, loud, call if they are in distress. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
A shrill turquoise. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Her voice rose above its usual quiet pitch in shrill protest. From Wordnik.com. [The Filigree Ball] Reference
On Freepers today I read someone's remark that the word shrill would be used. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
We all know that use of the word shrill is a sexist double standard applied against strong women. From Wordnik.com. [Mayor Sam's Sister City - Home of Los Angeles Politics] Reference
The lieutenant spoke in short shrill periods, chopping off the ends of his words as if with a hatchet. From Wordnik.com. [Three Soldiers] Reference
When I hear the word shrill, I think of some totally off the rails person half screaming about some nonsense. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-10-01] Reference
The children formed a ring around it, many of them singing the words of the familiar tunes in shrill, piping voices. From Wordnik.com. [Katrinka: The Story of a Russian Child] Reference
(This tendency toward editorial comment grew more pronounced -- another term for it is "shrill" -- as the series went on.). From Wordnik.com. [The Rap Sheet] Reference
I'm just waiting to be called shrill and strident. From Wordnik.com. [Muti] Reference
"What are you boys doing?" called the shrill voice. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life] Reference
"Bridget!" called a shrill voice from the basement. From Wordnik.com. [Ragged Dick, Or, Street Life in New York with the Boot-Blacks] Reference
"Silas, Silas!" called a shrill voice from the house. From Wordnik.com. [The Pot of Gold And Other Stories] Reference
"That's right!" called a shrill, scared woman's voice. From Wordnik.com. [Captivating Mary Carstairs] Reference
(When was the last time you head a man called shrill?). From Wordnik.com. [Caryl Rivers: Should Hillary Bow Out?] Reference
“What are you doing?!” called a shrill voice from the first floor. From Wordnik.com. [Among the Ghosts] Reference
"Matty, Matty, my beauty!" called the shrill voice of Folly from without. From Wordnik.com. [The Crown of Success] Reference
A few seagulls hunted along the surf, their calls shrill in the darkness. From Wordnik.com. [People of the Raven: Chapter One] Reference
"Blackberries! blackberries!" called a shrill little voice on the platform. From Wordnik.com. [Big Brother] Reference
The piercing sound recalls the shrill, two-finger whistle of Manny Silvera. From Wordnik.com. [Green Animals] Reference
The piercing sound recalls the shrill, two-finger whistle of Manny Silvera. From Wordnik.com. [Green Animals] Reference
"Ma!" called a shrill voice from the Wiggses 'porch, "Australia's in the rain-barrel!". From Wordnik.com. [Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch] Reference
What's the message when the first woman to have a real shot at the presidency is consistently called shrill and cackling?. From Wordnik.com. [Caryl Rivers: "Women's Lib" Reborn?] Reference
"Hey, Bert!" called a shrill voice, as the elder Bobbsey lad was looking about for some on the hill to whom he might appeal. From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins at School] Reference
Brown and another woman co-host were ticked off, saying that men are never called shrill and that Palin wasn't so during her speech. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Her voice is so friggin shrill and she is a fool. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » VIDEO: The Extreme, Violent Rhetoric Of GOP Lawmakers] Reference
If you find her "shrill," shrill will slow you down. From Wordnik.com. [Drew Westen: What Polls Can and Can't Tell Us in Presidential Politics] Reference
For many voters 'shrill' is already synonymous with 'Hill'. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Hendra: Can Hillary Be Bought? Never! Not For a Mere $26 Million!] Reference
Okay, backbone, a kind of shrill girly backbone, but a backbone. From Wordnik.com. [Kerry Apologizes For Botched Iraq Joke, But Tony Snow Still Says Kerry Hasn't Apologized] Reference
So ... referencing the video of Mrs. Lakey is being "shrill" now?. From Wordnik.com. [Report: Obama Takes "Dig" At Edwards' Trial Lawyer Past] Reference
Mickey Kaus says that Juan Cole is too "shrill" to be "completely reliable". From Wordnik.com. [Hullabaloo] Reference
People spoke of it with a kind of shrill note that did not quite satisfy me. From Wordnik.com. [Vailima Letters] Reference
For a bonus, she is "shrill" and if need be, you will have to look that word up yourself. From Wordnik.com. [Norman Horowitz: David Letterman: Journalist] Reference
I bristled when I read misogynistic descriptions of her as "shrill" or "playing the victim.". From Wordnik.com. [Heather Cabot: Hillary And My Little Sam] Reference
Is this just another variation of the 'shrill' commentary that we've all come to know and love?. From Wordnik.com. [Did Hillary Have A "Dean Scream" Moment?] Reference
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