ALL meanings of shriller
shrill
S s - adjective shriller high-pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry. 1
- adjective shriller producing such a sound. 1
- adjective shriller full of or characterized by such a sound: shrill music. 1
- adjective shriller betraying some strong emotion or attitude in an exaggerated amount, as antagonism or defensiveness. 1
- adjective shriller marked by great intensity; keen: the shrill, incandescent light of the exploding bomb. 1
- noun shriller a shrill sound. 1
- adverb shriller in a shrill manner; shrilly. 1