trill
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English trillen. Compare Norwegian trille, Swedish trilla.
[edit] Noun
trill (plural trills)
- (music) 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.
- (phonetics) A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation, for example, Spanish rr.
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[edit] Translations
rapid alternation of notes
vibrating consonant
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[edit] Verb
trill (third-person singular simple present trills, present participle trilling, simple past and past participle trilled)
- (intransitive) To create a trill sound.
- (intransitive) To trickle.
