Definition of trill Trill

/tɹɪˈl/ - [tril] - trill

We found 20 definitions of trill from 6 different sources.

What does trill mean?

Noun Plural: trills
trill - a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
		shake
		musical note, note, tone a characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm"
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"
Verb trills, trilling, trilled
trill - pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"
		enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"
trill - sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
		warble, quaver
		sing to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing"

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trill (Noun)
A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.
trill (Noun)
A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation, for example, Spanish rr.
trill (Verb)
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.
trill (Verb)
To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill.
trill (Verb)
To trickle.

trill (v. i.)
To flow in a small stream, or in drops rapidly succeeding each other; to trickle.
trill (v. t.)
To turn round; to twirl.
trill (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.
trill (v. i.)
To utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.
trill (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.
trill (n.)
The action of the organs in producing such sounds; as, to give a trill to the tongue. d
trill (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.

trill
A sound of speech produced with vibrations of an active articulator and a passive articulator, which are held in place while the airstream causes one to vibrate, usually for 2–3 periods, but may be any number from 1 up.

trill
tril, v.t. and v.i. to shake: to utter with a tremulous vibration, to quaver: to pronounce with a quick vibration of the tongue.—n. a quaver or tremulous vibration, warbling. [It. trillare, to shake; imit.]
trill
tril, v.i. to trickle: (obs.) to twirl. [Scand., Sw. trilla, to roll.]

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