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Trill

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Noun

1. shake, trill

a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it

2. trill

the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula

Example Sentences:
'he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill'

Verb

3. trill

pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme r'

Example Sentences:
'Some speakers trill their r's'

4. quaver, trill, warble

sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Trill

see synonyms of trill
noun
1. music
a melodic ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between a principal note and the note a whole tone or semitone above it
. Usual symbol: ()in written above a note tr., tr
2. 
a shrill warbling sound, esp as made by some birds
3. phonetics
a. 
the articulation of an (r) sound produced by holding the tip of the tongue close to the alveolar ridge, allowing the tongue to make a succession of taps against the ridge
b. 
the production of a similar effect using the uvula against the back of the tongue
verb
4. 
to sound, sing, or play (a trill or with a trill)
5. (transitive)
to pronounce (an (r) sound) by the production of a trill
verb, noun
an archaic or poetic word for trickle

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Trill

see synonyms of trill
noun
1. 
a rapid alternation of a given musical tone with the tone a diatonic second above it
see also vibrato
2. 
the warbling sound made by some birds
3.  Phonetics
a. 
a rapid vibration of the tongue or uvula, as in pronouncing the sounds represented by r in some languages
b. 
a sound so produced
verb transitive, verb intransitive
4. 
to sound, speak, or play with a trill

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Trill

see synonyms of trill
n.
1. A fluttering or tremulous sound, as that made by certain birds; a warble.
2. Music
a. The rapid alternation of two tones either a whole or a half tone apart.
b. A vibrato.
3. Linguistics
a. A rapid vibration of one speech organ against another, as of the tongue against the alveolar ridge in Spanish rr.
b. A speech sound pronounced with such a vibration.
v. trilled, tril·ling, trills
v.tr.
1. To sound, sing, or play with a trill.
2. To articulate (a sound) with a trill.
v.intr.
To produce or give forth a trill.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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