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Definition of "shrillness" [shrill•ness]

  • The property of being shrill. (noun)
  • The result or product of being shrill. (noun)

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Use "shrillness" in a sentence
  • "What I find frustrating about your shrillness is precisely that it seems to be an objective in itself."
  • "At any rate, McCain shrillness and inability to draw money, coverage and set an original agenda shows what a total dinosaur loser he is."
  • "The pitch of Londonistan may occasionally exceed that which is discernible to the human ear, but her shrillness is the result of a wholly justifiable anger that few people in power seem to be listening."