noun
- plural of shrillness; the qualities of being shrill or having a high-pitched, piercing sound
Usage: formal; rare
Examples
- The shrillnesses of the various alarms made it difficult to identify which one was sounding.
- Different bird species exhibited varying shrillnesses in their calls.
- The conductor noted the shrillnesses in the woodwind section during rehearsal.
- Multiple shrillnesses from the playground indicated recess was in full swing.
- The audio engineer worked to reduce the shrillnesses in the recording.