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Shrillest

Shrill \Shrill\, a. [Compar. Shriller; superl. Shrillest.] [OE. shril, schril; akin to LG. schrell, G. schrill. See Shrill,v. i.] Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound.

Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give To sounds confused.
--Shak.

Let winds be shrill, let waves roll high.
--Byron.

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shrillest

a. (en-superlative of: shrill)

Usage examples of "shrillest".

From the deepest drone to the highest, shrillest note, the Skarrian battle aulost filled the air till it seemed like something should burst.