Word: shrilling
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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Longtime Baker watchers have not been surprised at how quickly the former Marine put together Bush's Florida operation. But some have found his public statements unexpectedly shrill and partisan. "He needs to consider how the country perceives the process and the winner," says an old friend. "That does not come naturally to Baker." Another former aide was more outspoken. "He got a little too hot." A master inside operator, Baker has always been a bit weaker at the public side of politics. He made a lot of people wince in 1990 when he said the Gulf War was about...
...particularly memorable moment, he held the crowd transfixed with an extended shrill noise, the omnipresent backbeat echoingly nonapparent. The crowd waited desperately for the percussive release, and when it finally came, the place went crazy. Bodies flailed all over the place. The sight of hundreds of maniacal clubbers was truly astounding...
...blaring taxi horns and swearing bike messengers, New York City can seem almost tranquil. At least it did to me--and a few dozen tourists--one afternoon last week before I whipped out six walkie-talkies and broke the spell with crackling static and a round of shrill beeps. I felt a little guilty...
...applaud Singh all we want for his audacity, but what's the point if the movie doesn't have any impact? Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez's squeaky voice is starting to get on my nerves; for a girl who prides herself on sass and ass, she's awfully shrill. But in the end, she's cast as eye candy, not as an actress. And in a movie filled with meaningless visual stunts, she simply dissolves with the rest of them...
Styperek's levity and joviality is a great boost for the rest of the team. During his teammate's matches, expect to hear his shrill voice yelling a "way to go" or "yeah, baby" after an exciting point...