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triller
Variant of trill
noun
- a rapid alternation of a given musical tone with the tone a diatonic second above it
- the warbling sound made by some birds
- Phonet.
- a rapid vibration of the tongue or uvula, as in pronouncing the sounds represented by r in some languages
- a sound so produced
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to sound, speak, or play with a trill
Related Forms:
- triller noun
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