smeep (smep) v. 1. To give forth a short, shrill cry or…

I hate imitation jewelry, dark lipstick and most of all a shrill voice. This has spoiled many a picture of feminine loveliness.

— Ray Milland

“The well-known shrill voice startled Almayer from his dream of splendid future into the unpleasant realities of the present hour. An unpleasant voice too.…

— Joseph Conrad

“There aren’t any pretty women to kiss here, Kiernan, or games to play or pranks to set. No plays to see, no music halls…

— Eilis O'Neal

Her voice was now so shrill only bats would be able to hear it soon, but she had reached a level of indignation that…

— Anonymous

“Women can never be shrill. It does something to a man. It hits them square in the testicles and shrivels them right up.”

— Sarah A. Denzil

“The boy sang in a shrill high descant and seemed to be trying not to sing in tune.”

— Anton Chekhov

“Whoever the source, she still wasn’t very close, but her shrill screeches bounced along like living echoes, trying to smash their unspeakable sounds against…

— Anonymous

People say I'm shrill and strident.

— Richard Dawkins

“The shrill witch-hunter voices of the showbiz correspondents would bring up every last bit left in your stomach from the night before”

— Haruki Murakami

Words like 'bossy,' 'shrill,' and 'moody' are used to describe women who speak up at work and give voice to their passion - but…

— Ana Kasparian

You can hit the comedy, but a lot of 'Shrill' is also emotional.

— Lolly Adefope

Don't ask where the rest of this book is!" It is a shrill cry that comes from an undefined spot among the shelves. "All…

— Italo Calvino

I just often find myself getting shrill, angry and the jokes get more incredulous.

— David Cross

Where a man is forceful, a woman is shrill.

— Marcia Clark

“To be shrill is to reach above your station; to abandon your duty to soothe and please; in short, to be heard. I”

— Lindy West