adjective
- comparative form of shrill; having a higher, more piercing, or more unpleasantly sharp sound
Examples
- Her voice became shriller as she grew more upset.
- The whistle grew shriller with each blast.
- The shriller notes of the violin cut through the orchestra.
- His complaints became shriller over time.
- The alarm’s shriller tone was harder to ignore.
- The bird’s shriller call echoed through the forest.