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| trill [ tril ] |
noun (plural trills) |
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1. warbling sound: a high-pitched warbling sound, especially one made by a bird
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2. music melodic ornament: a musical ornament consisting of rapid alternation between two adjacent notes. The interval between the notes of a trill can vary but is usually a semitone or major second.
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3. phonetics sound made by vibrating vocal organs: a sound or consonant made by two vocal organs vibrating rapidly against each other, e.g. the tip of the tongue vibrating against the ridge behind the front teeth
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle trilled, present participle tril·ling, 3rd person present singular trills) |
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utter something with trill: to play, sing, pronounce, or utter something with a trill or a sound resembling a trill
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| [Mid-17th century. < Italian trillare] |
