shrilly
Example Sentences
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As we speak, I can hear one of the Tower’s nine ravens squawking shrilly at a group eating lunch on a nearby bench.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2021
We startle a chunky little woodcock that's sheltering in the long grass and it twitters its indignation shrilly.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2020
“Comrades! Quiet down!” the dictator cries out, while his wife shrilly shouts, “Silence!”
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 16, 2019
She chattered, unfazed, above sudden gusts of wind, shrilly gabbling turkeys and the occasional cricket-like ringtone of her phone.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2018
I raced down the street, dashing between people, not looking back as my mother screamed shrilly, “Meimei! Meimei!”
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
