shrilly

Yelping shrilly from the pain of lash and club, he none the less contrived always to throw in the defiant snarl, the bitter vindictive menace of his soul which fetched without fail more blows and beatings.

BÂTARD 2010

"Nurse!" she called shrilly, backing out of the door hastily, as if she had only just stepped in.

The Serpent's Shadow Lackey, Mercedes 2001

"Ah Poo," she called shrilly, "fetch my raincoat, the old black one, and phone for a taxi … and hurry or I'll pinch both your cheeks!"

Noble House Clavell, James 1981

"Ah Poo," she called shrilly, "fetch my raincoat, the old black one, and phone for a taxi ... and hurry or I'll pinch both your cheeks!"

Noble House Clavell, James 1981

"A rescue!" he called shrilly to his brothers, "a rescue for the lovely Princess Rebecca."

The New Land Stories of Jews Who Had a Part in the Making of Our Country Elma Ehrlich Levinger

Soldiers promenaded up and down, women – the few who had chosen to follow their husbands 'fortunes – called to each other shrilly from the tent-doors, and even some children ran hither and thither in garments of startling untidiness.

Jacqueline of the Carrier-Pigeons 1919

When the visitors had passed, she called shrilly to some one in the house behind her.

The End of the Rainbow Mary Esther Miller MacGregor 1918

At the same time he called shrilly to Sheeta, as he drew the struggling lion upward until only his hind feet touched the ground.

The Beasts of Tarzan 1914

"Anne," she called shrilly, "may I go up to your house and play with you?"

A Little Maid of Province Town Alice Turner Curtis 1912

At the same time he called shrilly to Sheeta, as he drew the struggling lion upward until only his hind feet touched the ground.

Beasts of Tarzan Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912