Definition of "shriller" [shriller]

• Comparative form of shrill: more shrill (adjective)

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• "The protesters' calls for greater income redistribution and their denunciations of capitalism have become shriller, and the protests are becoming more violent and destructive."
• "Maybe he needs to get out there and be more on the hustings with a shriller voice than the one he's demonstrated."
• "The one-minute floor speeches and longer floor debates are becoming shriller and more personal, and the basest of all political instincts now have a viral host to go global."