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trilly

adj

Etymology

From trill + -y.

  1. derived from trillo
  2. inherited from trillen
  3. formed as trilly — “trill + -y”

Definitions

  1. Having a trill sound.

    • She was a sweet young thing with cheek dimples and a trilly laugh...
    • This bird has a number of calls, but the most common is a loud chuck (Example 3). Immature birds utter a trilly note (Example 4), which is a common marsh sound in mid-summer.
    • He adores his bedtime baseball stories, even at his ripe old age. “It's called 'The Curse.' Wooooooooo!” Sol sings scarily in a trilly, ghostlike, gradually descending soprano.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA