Collocations for "shrill"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "shrill" in context.
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shrill
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- shrilled in [anger, frustration]
- her [sister, mother] shrilled at her
- the [bells, music, cellphone, whistle, birds] shrilled
- shrilled [through, in] the air
- shrilled in the [fields, trees]
- the phone shrilled (on his desk)
- woke up when my alarm shrilled
- the whistle shrilled to start the [match, game]
- a shrill [cry, scream, howl, whistle]
- spoke with a shrill voice
- let out a shrill laugh
- woken up by a shrill sound
- the shrill sound of [her laughter, the kettle]
- in a shrill voice
- shrill [demands, protests, judgments]
'shrill' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):