Faced with these reasoned objections, the administration is becoming more shrill.

Her voice had become quite shrill, and for a moment her eyes blazed defiantly across the table.

All our emotional reactions are becoming shrill and raggedy, he thought.

His voice had become shrill, rising in pitch.

But since leaving the government, Edley has become more shrill.

"It means nothing," said Cervoran, his voice becoming even more shrill.

James continued to call the puppy, his voice becoming more and more shrill.

Instead, the party has become more monolithic and shrill than ever.

That may be why the tone of discourse across the spectrum of American life has become so shrill.