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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun trill has 2 senses
- trill(n = noun.communication) shake - a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it; is a kind of musical note, note, tone
- trill(n = noun.communication) - the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula; "he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill" is a kind of articulation
Derived form verb trill2
Verb trill has 2 senses
- trill(v = verb.communication) - pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's" is one way to articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out
- trill(v = verb.communication) quaver, warble - sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below; is one way to sing
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived form noun trill1
Sample sentences:
The birds trill in the woods
The woods trill with many kinds of birds
CIDE DICTIONARY
trill, v. i. [OE. trillen to roll, turn round; of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. trilla to roll, Dan. trilde, Icel. to whirl, and E. thrill. Cf. Thrill.].
To flow in a small stream, or in drops rapidly succeeding each other; to trickle. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
"And now and then an ample tear trilled down
Her delicate cheek." [1913 Webster]
Her delicate cheek." [1913 Webster]
"Whispered sounds
Of waters, trilling from the riven stone." [1913 Webster]
Of waters, trilling from the riven stone." [1913 Webster]
trill, v. t. [OE. trillen; cf. Sw. trilla to roll.].
To turn round; to twirl. Gascoigne. [1913 Webster]
"Bid him descend and trill another pin."
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trill, v. t. [It. trillare; probably of imitative origin.].
To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill; as, to trill the r ; to trill a note. [1913 Webster]
"The sober-suited songstress trills her lay."
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trill, v. i.
To utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver. [1913 Webster]
"To judge of trilling notes and tripping feet."
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trill, n. [It. trillo, fr. trillare. See Trill to shake.].
- A sound, of consonantal character, made with a rapid succession of partial or entire intermissions, by the vibration of some one part of the organs in the mouth -- tongue, uvula, epiglottis, or lip -- against another part; as, the r is a trill in most languages. [1913 Webster]
- The action of the organs in producing such sounds; as, to give a trill to the tongue. d [1913 Webster]
- A shake or quaver of the voice in singing, or of the sound of an instrument, produced by the rapid alternation of two contiguous tones of the scale; as, to give a trill on the high C. See Shake. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
trill, n. & v.
--n.
1 a quavering or vibratory sound, esp. a rapid alternation of sung or played notes.
2 a bird's warbling sound.
3 the pronunciation of r with a vibration of the tongue.
--v.
1 intr. produce a trill.
2 tr. warble (a song) or pronounce (r etc.) with a trill.
--n.
1 a quavering or vibratory sound, esp. a rapid alternation of sung or played notes.
2 a bird's warbling sound.
3 the pronunciation of r with a vibration of the tongue.
--v.
1 intr. produce a trill.
2 tr. warble (a song) or pronounce (r etc.) with a trill.
Etymology
It. trillo (n.), trillare (v.)