Thesaurus results for TRILL

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verb

Definition of trill next

as in to warble

to sing with the alternation of two musical tones a bluebird trilled outside our window

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Recent Examples of trill

Verb

Percussive footwork was multiplied in tight unison, groups moved in handsome lines and circles, castanets trilled and soloists broke out in displays of expertise. —

Brian Seibert, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024 Down the hall from the hedgehog, staff fed trilling birds — no bigger than the palm of a hand — with tweezers and syringes. —

Jess McHugh, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024

Noun

For example, in Sergei Rachmaninoff's Prelude No. 5 in G Major, Kasman Laude references a trill that moves from a whole tone to a half tone — a difference that's miniscule physically but enormous emotionally. —

Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Nov. 2024 The crowds had retreated to their cabins and RVs, the click of cameras replaced by the trill of crickets. —

Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for trill

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trill

Verb

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
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