‘Shrilling of the sandpipers.’  First time I’ve seen the adjective ‘shrill’ used as a noun, let alone to describe the cry of a bird.
Source:Â Arthur Ransome, Coot Club (London: Jonathan Cape, 2009 (1934)), p. 245
‘Shrilling of the sandpipers.’  First time I’ve seen the adjective ‘shrill’ used as a noun, let alone to describe the cry of a bird.
Source:Â Arthur Ransome, Coot Club (London: Jonathan Cape, 2009 (1934)), p. 245