Noun: shrilling shri-ling- A continuing shrill noise
"the clash of swords and the shrilling of trumpets"
Verb: shrill shril- Utter a shrill cry
"The actress shrilled her lines";
- shriek, pipe up, pipe
Derived forms: shrillings
Type of: call, cry, holler [informal], hollo [non-standard], noise, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell
Encyclopedia: Shrill