Outshrill
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Outshrill is a verb meaning (transitive) To surpass in shrilling; to cry louder than.
Meaning
(transitive) To surpass in shrilling; to cry louder than.
Example Sentences
Once again she had been stricken, beaten down, so violated that to give utterance to her feelings might have outshrilled all the criers in hell.
For one terrifying moment, she felt nothing beneath her feet; empty space whirling round and past her, the slang and heckle of the wind outshrilling her own shriek of fear.
Word Forms
- outshrills
- outshrilling
- outshrilled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include outshriek, outshout, outroar, outyell, outpeal, outring.
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