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trill
v. produce a trill, utter or play with a rapid alternation between two adjacent tones, produce a rapid succession of sounds, warble
 
n. rapid alternation between two adjacent tones, shake (Music); rapid succession of sounds, vibrato, warble


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Trill
Trill is a type of vibration; it may refer to:trill (music), a type of musical ornamenttrill consonant, a type of sound used in some languagesTrill, a sound similar to the musical ornament made by animals including the Maine Coon cat and numerous varieties of birdIn fiction:Trill (Star Trek), two symbiotic races of aliens in the fictional Star Trek universeTrill, an infant NetNavi from the MegaMan AnimeTrill, a humanoid in the MUD Lusternia, Age of AscensionIn music:Trill (album), an album by rapper Bun BReturn of the Trill (album), the second solo album from Bun BTrill, a song by Clipse off the Hell Hath No Fury albumTrill Entertainment, a record label
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trill
Noun
1. a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
(synonym) shake
(hypernym) note, musical note, tone
(derivation) warble, quaver
Verb
1. pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"
(hypernym) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
2. sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
(synonym) warble, quaver
(hypernym) sing
(derivation) shake


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Trill
(v. t.)
To turn round; to twirl.
  
 
(v. t.)
To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill; as, to trill the r; to trill a note.
  
 
(v. i.)
To utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.
  
 
(v. i.)
To flow in a small stream, or in drops rapidly succeeding each other; to trickle.
  
 
(n.)
The action of the organs in producing such sounds; as, to give a trill to the tongue. d
  
 
(n.)
A sound, of consonantal character, made with a rapid succession of partial or entire intermissions, by the vibration of some one part of the organs in the mouth -- tongue, uvula, epiglottis, or lip -- against another part; as, the r is a trill in most languages.
  
 
(n.)
A shake or quaver of the voice in singing, or of the sound of an instrument, produced by the rapid alternation of two contiguous tones of the scale; as, to give a trill on the high C. See Shake.
  

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trill
Synonyms and related words:
Bebung, anthem, babble, ballad, bubble, burble, cackle, call, carol, caw, chant, chatter, cheep, chirk, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitter, choir, chorus, chuck, clack, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo, coo, croak, cronk, croon, crow, cuckoo, descant, distill, do-re-mi, dribble, drip, drop, drum, falter, flutter, gabble, gaggle, gobble, guggle, gurgle, honk, hoo, hoot, hum, hymn, intonate, intone, lap, leak, leak out, lilt, minstrel, peep, pip, pipe, plash, psalm, purl, quack, quaver, quiver, ripple, roll, roulade, scold, serenade, shake, sing, sing in chorus, slosh, sol-fa, solmizate, splash, squawk, swash, swish, tremble, tremolando, tremolant, tremolo, tremor, trickle, trillet, trilleto, trillo, troll, tweedle, tweedledee, tweet, twit, twitter, vibrato, vocalize, warble, wash, weep, whistle, yodel
  

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