shrilling
- noun
- /ˈʃrɪlɪŋ/
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- The shrilling sound of the whistle alerted everyone to the start of the race.
Examples
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"Victor!" Barb's warning tone got drowned out by the shrilling of the telephone.
Fiction book (1994) -
The shrilling of the alarm clock woke me up abruptly this morning.
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Somehow, paying less attention to the stage and the shrilling, he saw more.
Fiction book (2001) -
Through the heat comes the shrilling of insects.
Fiction book (1991) -
And a soundtrack based on that shrilling...
Academic text (1994) -
(whistle shrilling)
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It is like the sensation I have when I feel that it's the shrilling of the telephone wires in the country that makes the landscape impatient.
Academic text (1994) -
My mother used to threaten to tear me into eight pieces if I knocked over the water bucket or pretended not to hear her calling me to come home as the dusk thickened and the cicada's shrilling increased.
Blog text (32) -
[ALARM SHRILLING]
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As evening approached, the shrilling of a nearby cicada filled the warm air.
Synonyms
596
1.0
A loud high cry made when someone is afraid or hurt
92
1.9
A very loud high, piercing noise that hurts the ears
58
3.3
A very loud high sound that hurts your ears
44
2.6
A long sharp s sound made by animals, objects, or people to show disapproval
43
2.7
A loud high sound showing fear, pain or excitement
15
3.0
A loud, very high sound like a scream made by a person or animal
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5.6
A high, sharp sound from a voice or alarm that hurts your ears
A very loud, high scream that hurts your ears
Antonyms
How High-Pitched
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shrilling comes from the adjective shrill, an old word for a 'high, sharp' sound and is like the familiar word shriek. So shrilling helps you remember a long, high-pitched, piercing noise.