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
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
“Have you come here,” he began shrilly, “to tell me what—”
From The New Yorker • Mar. 13, 2017
“But who cares, we’ve got what we needed —” “He is not a brainless git,” said Hermione shrilly as they half ran toward the library.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
