trill Sentence Examples

  1. The soprano's voice ascended into a breathtaking trill, captivating the audience.
  2. The nightingale's enchanting trill echoed through the still forest.
  3. The musician skillfully executed a rapid trill on the flute, creating an ethereal sound.
  4. The bird's trill announced the arrival of spring.
  5. The coloratura soprano sang with effortless trills, demonstrating her exceptional vocal technique.
  6. The trill in the Baroque aria created a sense of joy and exuberance.
  7. The rolling trill of the bagpipes reverberated through the glen.
  8. The pianist's trills danced across the keyboard, adding a touch of brilliance to the melody.
  9. The drummer used a subtle trill on the snare to enhance the rhythm.
  10. The singer's trill on the final note left the audience spellbound.

trill Meaning

Wordnet

trill (n)

a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it

the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula

Wordnet

trill (v)

pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'

sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

Webster

trill (v. i.)

To flow in a small stream, or in drops rapidly succeeding each other; to trickle.

To utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.

Webster

trill (v. t.)

To turn round; to twirl.

To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill; as, to trill the r; to trill a note.

Webster

trill (n.)

A sound, of consonantal character, made with a rapid succession of partial or entire intermissions, by the vibration of some one part of the organs in the mouth -- tongue, uvula, epiglottis, or lip -- against another part; as, the r is a trill in most languages.

The action of the organs in producing such sounds; as, to give a trill to the tongue. d

A shake or quaver of the voice in singing, or of the sound of an instrument, produced by the rapid alternation of two contiguous tones of the scale; as, to give a trill on the high C. See Shake.

FAQs About the word trill

a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it, the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the

warble, chirr, jangle, ripple, tinkle, clang, clank,ping, ring, clatter

No antonyms found.

The soprano's voice ascended into a breathtaking trill, captivating the audience.

The nightingale's enchanting trill echoed through the still forest.

The musician skillfully executed a rapid trill on the flute, creating an ethereal sound.

The bird's trill announced the arrival of spring.