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trill

noun

  1. a rapid alternation of a given musical tone with the tone a diatonic second above it
  2. the warbling sound made by some birds
  3. Phonet.
    1. a rapid vibration of the tongue or uvula, as in pronouncing the sounds represented by r in some languages
    2. a sound so produced

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to sound, speak, or play with a trill

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See trill in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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