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trilled Definition


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trill
noun
    1. music.
      A sound that is produced by repeatedly playing or singing a note and a note above in rapid succession.
    2. A warbling sound made by a songbird.
    3. A consonant sound, especially an ‘r' sound, that is made by rapidly vibrating the tongue.
verb
    tr & intr
    trilled, trilling
    1. To play, sing, pronounce, etc something with a trill.
      Thesaurus: warble, tweet, chirp, sing, whistle, twitter.
Etymology: 17c: from Italian trillare to quaver or warble.



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