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A shrill whistle sounded which ensured that Yuri Efimovich Zaborski would experience no delays ort his route back to Dzerzhinsky Square.
Ein schrilles Pfeifen ertönte; es sicherte Juri Efimowitsch Zaborski auf der Rückfahrt zum Dscherschinskij-Platz freie Fahrt.
Archer, Jeffrey / A Matter of HonourArcher, Jeffrey / Ein Mann von Ehre
Ein Mann von Ehre
Archer, Jeffrey
© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer
© 2002 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach
A Matter of Honour
Archer, Jeffrey
© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer
He would also have liked to tell him how he had felt that morning at the shrill sound of the bell in the corridor.
Er hätte ihm gerne noch erzählt, wie ihm zumute gewesen war, als heute Mittag die Klingel auf dem Flur des Gymnasiums gescheppert hatte.
Andersch, Alfred / The Father of a MurdererAndersch, Alfred / Der Vater eines Mörders
Der Vater eines Mörders
Andersch, Alfred
© 1980 by Diogenes Verlag AG Zürich
The Father of a Murderer
Andersch, Alfred
© 1980 Diogenes Verlag AG Zurich
© 1994 Leila Vennewitz
Next night Marie could not close an eye for anxiety. About midnight she fancied she heard a strange stirring and noise in the sitting-room—a rustling and a clanging fkni all at once came a shrill' Queak!'
Vor bangem Grauen konnte Marie in der folgenden Nacht nicht einschlafen, es war ihr um Mitternacht so, als höre sie im Wohnzimmer ein seltsames Rumoren, Klirren und Rauschen.Mit einemmal ging es: »Quiek!«
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Then a shrill whistle and the 1000 transport cases' were moving out. Another flourish from Mischa who waved through a crack in wagon No. 1, a cheerful 'bye' from Etty in No. 12 and they were gone."
Da fährt der Zug an, ein schriller Pfiff und die 1000 Transportfähigem setzen sich in Bewegung. Noch ein Blick auf Mischa, der ... aus einem Spalt des Güterwaggons Nr. 1 winkt und dann bei Nr. 12 ein fröhliches <Taaag> von Etty, und fort sind sie.»
Friedlander, Saul / The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945,Friedlander, Saul / Die Jahre der Vernichtung. Das dritte reich und die juden 1939–1945
Die Jahre der Vernichtung. Das dritte reich und die juden 1939–1945
Friedlander, Saul
© 2006 Saul Friedlander
© Verlag C.H.Beck oHG, Munchen 2006
The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1939-1945,
Friedlander, Saul
© Saul Friedlander 2007
At this they all jumped up. But Vincent cried, in that shrill voice of his: Recreant! obscure Nicodemus, coming slinking in like a sleep-walker, interrupting the most important and interesting experiments.
Da fahren sie alle in die Höhe, aber Freund Vinzenz ruft mit seiner gellenden Stimme: Abtrünniger! - obskurer Nikodemus, der wie ein Nachtwandler hineinschleicht und die herrlichsten Experimente unterbricht!
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Meggie's voice was shrill with fear.
Meggies Stimme wurde schrill vor Angst.
Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / Tintenherz
Tintenherz
Funke, Cornelia
© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003
Inkheart
Funke, Cornelia
© 2003 by Dressler Verlag
© 2003 by The Chicken House
But as this song was dying away in sighs of bitter sorrow, a sudden burst of shrill, piercing laughter rang out behind him. he
Als nun sein Lied in bangen Liebesseufzern dahinsterben wollte, schlug dicht hinter ihm plötzlich ein gellendes schneidendes Gelächter auf.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
As he did so there came a shrill, vibrant cry and he caught sight, between the plants, of a brilliant azure bird flashing past over the open water.
Sogleich ertönte ein schriller, bebender Schrei, und er erblickte durch die Pflanzen hindurch einen prächtigen azurblauen Vogel, der über das offene Wasser flitzte.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams
Shrill Carnival celebrants raced across the trembling walkway, screaming.
In Panik geratene Feiernde liefen schreiend umher.
Anderson, Kevin / League of Extraordinary GentlemenAnderson, Kevin / Die Liga der aussergewöhnlichen Gentlemen
Die Liga der aussergewöhnlichen Gentlemen
Anderson, Kevin
© 2003 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe 2003 by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Anderson, Kevin
© 2003 by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Wind boomed and shrilled, colder than they were used to.
Der Wind donnerte und kreischte, er war kälter als gewohnt.
Anderson, Poul / GenesisAnderson, Poul / Genesis
Genesis
Anderson, Poul
© 2000 by The Trigonier Trust
© für die deutschsprachige Ausgabe 2001 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach
Genesis
Anderson, Poul
© 2000 by The Trigonier Trust

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shrill

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseshrillshrills
Possessive caseshrill'sshrills'

shrill

adjective
Positive degreeshrill
Comparative degreeshriller
Superlative degreeshrillest

shrill

verb
Basic forms
Pastshrilled
Imperativeshrill
Present Participle (Participle I)shrilling
Past Participle (Participle II)shrilled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I shrillwe shrill
you shrillyou shrill
he/she/it shrillsthey shrill
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am shrillingwe are shrilling
you are shrillingyou are shrilling
he/she/it is shrillingthey are shrilling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have shrilledwe have shrilled
you have shrilledyou have shrilled
he/she/it has shrilledthey have shrilled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been shrillingwe have been shrilling
you have been shrillingyou have been shrilling
he/she/it has been shrillingthey have been shrilling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I shrilledwe shrilled
you shrilledyou shrilled
he/she/it shrilledthey shrilled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was shrillingwe were shrilling
you were shrillingyou were shrilling
he/she/it was shrillingthey were shrilling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had shrilledwe had shrilled
you had shrilledyou had shrilled
he/she/it had shrilledthey had shrilled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been shrillingwe had been shrilling
you had been shrillingyou had been shrilling
he/she/it had been shrillingthey had been shrilling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will shrillwe shall/will shrill
you will shrillyou will shrill
he/she/it will shrillthey will shrill
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be shrillingwe shall/will be shrilling
you will be shrillingyou will be shrilling
he/she/it will be shrillingthey will be shrilling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have shrilledwe shall/will have shrilled
you will have shrilledyou will have shrilled
he/she/it will have shrilledthey will have shrilled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been shrillingwe shall/will have been shrilling
you will have been shrillingyou will have been shrilling
he/she/it will have been shrillingthey will have been shrilling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would shrillwe should/would shrill
you would shrillyou would shrill
he/she/it would shrillthey would shrill
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be shrillingwe should/would be shrilling
you would be shrillingyou would be shrilling
he/she/it would be shrillingthey would be shrilling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have shrilledwe should/would have shrilled
you would have shrilledyou would have shrilled
he/she/it would have shrilledthey would have shrilled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been shrillingwe should/would have been shrilling
you would have been shrillingyou would have been shrilling
he/she/it would have been shrillingthey would have been shrilling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am shrilledwe are shrilled
you are shrilledyou are shrilled
he/she/it is shrilledthey are shrilled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being shrilledwe are being shrilled
you are being shrilledyou are being shrilled
he/she/it is being shrilledthey are being shrilled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been shrilledwe have been shrilled
you have been shrilledyou have been shrilled
he/she/it has been shrilledthey have been shrilled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was shrilledwe were shrilled
you were shrilledyou were shrilled
he/she/it was shrilledthey were shrilled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being shrilledwe were being shrilled
you were being shrilledyou were being shrilled
he/she/it was being shrilledthey were being shrilled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been shrilledwe had been shrilled
you had been shrilledyou had been shrilled
he/she/it had been shrilledthey had been shrilled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be shrilledwe shall/will be shrilled
you will be shrilledyou will be shrilled
he/she/it will be shrilledthey will be shrilled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been shrilledwe shall/will have been shrilled
you will have been shrilledyou will have been shrilled
he/she/it will have been shrilledthey will have been shrilled