1. making a high-pitched, piercing sound
Usage: present participle of ‘shrill’

1. producing or characterized by a sharp, high-pitched sound

Examples

• The tea kettle was shrilling on the stove.
• She heard the shrilling sound of the smoke alarm.
• The referee’s shrilling whistle stopped the game.
• Birds were shrilling in the early morning air.
• The shrilling wind made it hard to sleep.
• His shrilling voice cut through the noise of the crowd.