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Adjective shrill has 1 sense
- piercing, shrill, sharp - high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle"
Antonyms: low, low-pitched (indirect, via high)
Verb shrill has 1 sense
- shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe - utter a shrill cry
--1 is one way to shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
Sample sentences:
The birds shrill in the woods
The woods shrill with many kinds of birds
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