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Second, it shows a shrill desperation on the part of some reviewers.
Reed argued that the religious right needs to retreat from the shrill language used by Bauer and Dobson, and to abandon radical positions--such as their insistence on a constitutional amendment banning abortion--in favor of more popular, piecemeal solutions.
It is a play with clear imperfections, such as an excessively shrill third act.
One hates to use a sexist's favorite word, but she came off as shrill.
You might, indeed, find the voices shrill and the mannerisms maddening (many characters seem to spend most of the time fussing with their sleeves, which can unroll to the floor).