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Recent Examples of trill
Edan Lepucki, The Atlantic, 12 July 2024
At dawn, cooing doves and trilling Eurasian blackbirds woke me.
—Nina Burleigh, New York Times, 21 May 2024
Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
The dozen-and-a-half musicians joining Church on stage took away from that — the trombone bellows and flute trills distracted, making the song feel cartoonish at moments.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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Verb
Any minute now, the mockingbird will trill at me to go to bed.
—Edan Lepucki, The Atlantic, 12 July 2024
At dawn, cooing doves and trilling Eurasian blackbirds woke me.
—Nina Burleigh, New York Times, 21 May 2024
Noun
But then — suddenly — the fingers of one of his hands, theretofore wholly engaged in the nimble articulation of complicated fugues, and runs, and trills, were unaccountably free.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
The dozen-and-a-half musicians joining Church on stage took away from that — the trombone bellows and flute trills distracted, making the song feel cartoonish at moments.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trill
Verb
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To lend the appearance of vitality, junk cars driven by mannequins populated the parking lot to the backdrop of warbling holiday tapes played on low-fidelity loudspeakers.—
Douglas C. Towne,
The Arizona Republic,
18 Dec. 2024
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Phoenix, who doesn’t seem accustomed to singing, much less very interested in it, is forced to warble his way through song numbers while Gaga refuses to lay down a dichotomy between what’s real versus fantasy concerning her character’s musical talents.—
Nicholas Bell,
SPIN,
17 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Cue the Keegan Murray chants and that insatiable need for more cowbells.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Protesters gathered outside their home for weeks, chanting for justice and demanding answers, while media outlets closely followed their every move.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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These insects will mate and chorus for at least six weeks before the 17-year cycle starts again.—
Elizabeth Gamillo,
Discover Magazine,
13 May 2024
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Read More: The 2024 Cicada Emergence Is Coming, Here’s Everything to Know The Broods Could Sound like Sirens Male cicadas will chorus to their hearts’ content in the spring and summer of 2024.—
Elizabeth Gamillo,
Discover Magazine,
30 Apr. 2024
Verb
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And since Joan herself, with that quavering soprano, is a fierce customer, famous in her own right, she’s done with being treated like Dylan’s accessory.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Dec. 2024
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The reflections of the icebergs quavered in the water, which was blue to the edge of purple.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
The New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2024
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“Trill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trill. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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