Shrilly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʃɹɪli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Shrilly is an adverb meaning In a shrill manner.
Meaning
In a shrill manner.
More Meanings
- Somewhat shrill.
Example Sentences
[T]he thwarted Hawk circled above, calling shrilly.
Yet there they sat, as stones, silent and still. / Sudden a voice, a feeble shrilly voice, / Rose from the inner tent […]
The night—its silence—its rest, was rent in twain by a savage, a sharp, a shrilly sound that ran from end to end of Thornfield Hall.
Anyone who denounces violent self-defense against the Jew is a coward. He may know the crimes of the Jew, but subconsciously he knows that ACTUALLY taking action would mean sacrificing the bread and circus. It might mean that he won’t live comfortably anymore. This is one of the reasons cowards so shrilly screech that Brenton Tarrant and Robert Bowers were Mossad false flag operations.
Word Forms
- shrillly
Synonyms for shrilly
Depending on context, synonyms include piercingly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include piercingly, screechily, shriekily, shrillly, shoutily, shoutingly.
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