trill
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verb (used with object)
1.
to sing or play with a vibratory or quavering effect.
2.
Phonetics. to produce (a sound) with a trill.
3.
(of birds, insects, etc.) to sing or utter in a succession of rapidly alternating sounds.
verb (used without object)
4.
to resound vibrantly, or with a rapid succession of sounds, as the voice, song, or laughter.
5.
to utter or make a sound or succession of sounds resembling such singing, as a bird, frog, grasshopper, or person laughing.
6.
to execute a shake or trill with the voice or on a musical instrument.
7.
Phonetics. to execute a trill, especially with the tongue, as while singing, talking, or whistling.
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Trill
is always a great word to know.
So is manner of articulation. Does it mean:
| a vowel articulated with a relatively large opening above the tongue or with a relatively large oral aperture |
| the degree of obstruction or the type of channel imposed upon the passage of air at a given place of articulation like stop, fricative, nasal, semivowel |
noun
8.
the act or sound of trilling.
9.
Music. a rapid alternation of two adjacent tones; a shake.
10.
a similar sound, or succession of sounds, uttered or made by a bird, an insect, a person laughing, etc.
11.
Phonetics.
a.
a sequence of repetitive, rapid, vibratory movements produced in any free articulator or membrane by a rush of air expelled from the lungs and often causing a corresponding sequence of contacts between the vibrating articulator and another organ or surface.
b.
a speech sound produced by such a trill.
Origin:
1635–45; < Italian trillo quaver or warble in singing ≪ Germanic; compare Dutch trillen to vibrate, late Middle English trillen to shake or rock (something)
1635–45; < Italian trillo quaver or warble in singing ≪ Germanic; compare Dutch trillen to vibrate, late Middle English trillen to shake or rock (something)
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verb (used without object)
1.
to flow in a thin stream; trickle.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cause to flow in a thin stream.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English trillen to make (something) turn, to roll, flow (said of tears, water) < Old Danish trijlæ to roll (said, e.g., of tears and of a wheelbarrow); compare Norwegian trille, Swedish trilla. See trill1
1300–50; Middle English trillen to make (something) turn, to roll, flow (said of tears, water) < Old Danish trijlæ to roll (said, e.g., of tears and of a wheelbarrow); compare Norwegian trille, Swedish trilla. See trill1
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trill1 (trɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | music tr. , Usual symbol: tr a melodic ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between a principal note and the note a whole tone or semitone above it |
| 2. | a shrill warbling sound, esp as made by some birds |
| 3. | phonetics |
| a. the articulation of an (r) sound produced by holding the tip of the tongue close to the alveolar ridge, allowing the tongue to make a succession of taps against the ridge | |
| b. the production of a similar effect using the uvula against the back of the tongue | |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to sound, sing, or play (a trill or with a trill) |
| 5. | (tr) to pronounce (an (r) sound) by the production of a trill |
| [C17: from Italian trillo, from trillare, apparently from Middle Dutch trillen to vibrate] | |
| trill2 (trɪl) | |
| —vb, —n | |
| an archaic or poetic word for trickle | |
| [C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Norwegian trilla to roll; see | |
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Word Origin & History
trill
1649, from It. trillio, triglio "a quavering or warbling in singing," probably of imitative origin. The verb is 1666, from It. trillare "to quaver, trill."
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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trill
in phonetics, a vibration or series of flaps (see flap) of the tongue, lips, or uvula against some other part of the mouth. The Spanish rr in perro ("dog") is a tongue trill, and the French r is sometimes pronounced as an uvular trill
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Example sentences
The call is a rolling trill or flutelike notes, often given in flight.
But then a trill of sadness gurgles her speech, and the microphone is suddenly filled with her sobs.
As the sky turns iridescent green with the setting sun, a silvery trill fills the air.
Listen to its loud, short trill in any refuge locality.
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