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adjective

Definition of trillingnext
as in warbling

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trilling

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verb

present participle of trill
as in quavering
to sing with the alternation of two musical tones a bluebird trilled outside our window

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  1. resonant
  2. sonorous
  3. appealing
  4. pleasant
  5. dulcet
  6. rhythmic
Adjective
  • These goals are emotionally resonant, vividly imagined, absolutely essential, and challenging enough to inspire effort and innovation.
    Mark Murphy, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This production of one of the most difficult works in the Sondheim canon made an abstract musical about the opening up of Japan to Western trade in the 19th century vivid, exuberant and provocatively resonant.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of resonant
Adjective
  • An early title card commemorating James Earl Jones, who died in September at age 93 and whose sonorous voice dignified and shaped the character of Mufasa for generations of Lion King fans, strikes a tender chord.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
  • For plumbing more sonorous depths, there is the optional Roku Wireless Subwoofer (another $180).
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 3 May 2020
Definition of sonorous
Adjective
  • Use eco-friendly materials and design practices to create a visually appealing and environmentally responsible retail space.
    Yuriy Boykiv, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • However, Jack Curry said Monday on the YES Network that the cost to acquire first basemen via free agency — Curry specifically mentioned Walker — is no proving no less appealing to the Yankees thus far in the offseason.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of appealing
Adjective
  • Guides say the South Fork of the American River is a perfect introduction to river rafting, thanks to its evocative scenery, relatively mild Class III rapids and proximity to campgrounds and the pleasant town of Placerville.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • If being packed into a crowd and not having a bathroom doesn't sound pleasant, it can be watched on the NBC New York app and the ABC app.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of pleasant
Adjective
  • Buffett and Harris keep that original energy while smoothing out some of the edges, most notably substituting the tender creak of the original song’s violin (played by Scarlet Rivera) for the dulcet plunk of the steelpan drum.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The first teaser for Distant Lands featured the soft, dulcet tones of BMO singing a song, as performed by voice actor Niki Yang, and the clip reveals more of the on-screen tune.
    EW.com, EW.com, 11 June 2020
Definition of dulcet
Adjective
  • The Amazon guy delivering boxes of tissues and serving as her only sympathetic ear adds a straight man to the scene at exactly the correct rhythmic intervals.
    Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
  • All the while, temple bells ring in the background, weaving together even the most disparate-seeming images into something rhythmic.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of rhythmic
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