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trill

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Noun

  1. 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.
  2. A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish ⟨rr⟩, /r/.
  3. A tremulous high-pitched vocal sound produced by cats.

Verb

  1. 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.
  2. To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill.
  3. To trickle.
  4. To twirl.

Adjective

  1. True, respected.

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