trill

trill  (trl)

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.

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[Italian trillo, from trillare, to trill, probably ultimately of imitative origin.]

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trill

Noun

1. Music a rapid alternation between a note and the note above it

2. a shrill warbling sound made by some birds: the canary's high trills

Verb

1. (of a bird) to make a shrill warbling sound

2. (of a person) to talk or laugh in a high-pitched musical voice [Italian trillo]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trill - a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it shake musical note, note, tone - a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound; "the singer held the note too long"
	2.	trill - the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula; "he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill" articulation - the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech
Verb	1.	trill - pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's" enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
	2.	trill - sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below warble, quaver sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"

Translations

trill [trɪl] n [of bird] → gorjeo;

(MUS) → trino

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trill [trɪl] n [of bird], (Mus) → trille m

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trill [trɪl] n (Mus) → Triller m [of birds] → Trillern nt

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trill [trɪl] n [of bird], (MUS) → trillo