- 1[intransitive] to make an unpleasant, high, loud sound Behind him, the telephone shrilled.
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- 2[transitive] + speech to say something in a loud, high voice synonym shriek “Wait for me!” she shrilled.
shrill
verbNAmE//ʃrɪl//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they shrill he / she / it shrills
past simple shrilled
-ing form shrilling
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