Associations to the word «Shrilling»

Wiktionary

SHRILL, adjective. High-pitched and piercing.
SHRILL, adjective. Sharp or keen to the senses.
SHRILL, verb. To make a shrill noise.
SHRILL, noun. A shrill sound.

Dictionary definition

SHRILL, verb. Utter a shrill cry.
SHRILL, adjective. Having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones ; "a shrill whistle"; "a shrill gaiety".
SHRILL, adjective. Being sharply insistent on being heard; "strident demands"; "shrill criticism".
SHRILL, adjective. Of colors that are bright and gaudy; "a shrill turquoise".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley