Shrill (?), a.
[Compar. Shriller (?);
superl. Shrillest.] [OE. shril,
schril; akin to LG. schrell, G. schrill. See
Shrill,v. i.] Acute; sharp; piercing;
having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a
sound, or of that which produces a sound.
Hear the shrill whistle which doth order
give
To sounds confused.
Shak.
Let winds be shrill, let waves roll
high.
Byron.
Shrill, n. A shrill sound.
[Obs.] Spenser.
Shrill, v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Shrilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Shrilling.] [OE. schrillen, akin to G. schrillen;
cf. AS. scralletan to resound loudly, Icel. skrölta
to jolt, Sw. skrälla to shrill, Norw. skryla,
skr&?;la. Cf. Skirl.] To utter an acute, piercing
sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill.
Break we our pipes, that shrilledloud as
lark.
Spenser.
No sounds were heard but of the shrilling
cock.
Goldsmith.
His voice shrilled with passion.
L. Wallace.
Shrill, v. t. To utter or express
in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound.
How poor Andromache shrills her dolors
forth.
Shak.
Shrill (?), a.
[Compar. Shriller (?);
superl. Shrillest.] [OE. shril,
schril; akin to LG. schrell, G. schrill. See
Shrill,v. i.] Acute; sharp; piercing;
having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a
sound, or of that which produces a sound.
Hear the shrill whistle which doth order
give
To sounds confused.
Shak.
Let winds be shrill, let waves roll
high.
Byron.
Shrill, n. A shrill sound.
[Obs.] Spenser.
Shrill, v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Shrilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Shrilling.] [OE. schrillen, akin to G. schrillen;
cf. AS. scralletan to resound loudly, Icel. skrölta
to jolt, Sw. skrälla to shrill, Norw. skryla,
skr&?;la. Cf. Skirl.] To utter an acute, piercing
sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill.
Break we our pipes, that shrilledloud as
lark.
Spenser.
No sounds were heard but of the shrilling
cock.
Goldsmith.
His voice shrilled with passion.
L. Wallace.
Shrill, v. t. To utter or express
in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound.
How poor Andromache shrills her dolors
forth.
Shak.
