Grandmother Burden is a tall, dark, weathered woman, with a slightly shrill and anxious voice.

Tommy was dismayed to hear that his voice had a tremor and a slightly shrill edge.

Laura gave a careless laugh, which even to her own ears sounded slightly shrill and off-key.

Chamdar declared, his own voice slightly shrill and his eyes going wild.

After a moment the man said in a slightly shrill voice, 'I wrote my letter all right - I didn't put anything in it!'

For the most part, the works were of greater interest than the playing, which was consistently enthusiastic but not always well tuned, and at times slightly shrill.

Pamela's slightly shrill tones seemed to pierce through the noise, the talking and laughing.

Paul's voice went slightly shrill.

She has some experience figure skating, and a slightly shrill work ethic.

Her voice was accurate and powerful, but with a slightly shrill and sharp edge.