trill.
A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as an ornament; in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.
Meaning & usage
A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as an ornament; in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.
A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish ⟨rr⟩, /r/.
A tremulous high-pitched vocal sound produced by cats.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English trillen, from Italian trillo, trillare. Compare German trillern, Norwegian trille, Swedish trilla.
To create a trill sound; to utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.
To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill.
to trill a note, or the letter r
Where this word comes from
From Middle English trillen, from Italian trillo, trillare. Compare German trillern, Norwegian trille, Swedish trilla.
To trickle.
Whisper'd sounds / Of waters, trilling from the riven stone.
Where this word comes from
Perhaps identical to Etymology 3, but compare the same sense of drill, and German trillen, drillen.
To twirl.
Where this word comes from
Probably related to Old English þweran (“to twirl, stir”). Compare twirl, thirl, and Swedish trilla, Norwegian trille, etc.
True; respected.
Where this word comes from
Perhaps a blend of true + real, or from keep it real, exhibiting the fill–feel merger.
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