trill
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A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as an ornament
A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as an ornament; in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.
A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the…
A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish ⟨rr⟩, /r/.
A tremulous high-pitched vocal sound produced by cats.
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To create a trill sound
To create a trill sound; to utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.
- To judge of trilling notes and tripping feet.
To impart the quality of a trill to
To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill.
- to trill a note, or the letter r
- The sober-suited songstress trills her lay.
To trickle.
- I come now from seeing of a shepheard at Medoc[…]who had no signe at all of genitorie parts: But where they should be, are three little holes, by which his water doth continually tril from him.
- And now and then an ample tear trilled down / Her delicate cheek.
- Whisper'd sounds / Of waters, trilling from the riven stone.
To twirl.
True
True; respected.
- All my trill niggas know who be bringin da funk / Lees and shell toes like it's Black History Month
- Middle finger to the critics, me and my nigga Skrillex / You know we finna kill it, A$AP we the trillest
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for trill. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA