Trill Definition
trĭl
trilled, trilling, trills
noun
trills
The warbling sound made by some birds.
Webster's New World
A rapid alternation of a given musical tone with the tone a diatonic second above it.
Webster's New World
A vibrato.
American Heritage
A rapid vibration of the tongue or uvula, as in pronouncing the sounds represented by r in some languages.
Webster's New World
A sound so produced.
Webster's New World
verb
trilled, trilling, trills
To sound, speak, or play with a trill.
Webster's New World
To articulate (a sound) with a trill.
American Heritage
To produce or give forth a trill.
American Heritage
Shakespeare.
And now and then an ample tear trilled down / Her delicate cheek.
Wiktionary
Glover.
Whispered sounds / Of waters, trilling from the riven stone.
Wiktionary
Origin of Trill
Italian trillo from trillare to trill probably ultimately of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English trillen. Compare Norwegian trille, Swedish trilla.
From Wiktionary
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