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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1590
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S(c)hrilling, ppl. adj. [e.m.E. shrilling (1566).] Shrill-sounding, high-pitched; piercing. — c1590 Fowler I 82/148.
Shrilling shouts c1590 Ib. 310/3.
The schrilling cryes and cair
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"Shrilling ppl. adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 19 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/schrilling>
