Definition of trill

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Trill (n.) 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..

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Trillachan :: Trillachan (n.) The oyster catcher.
Thrill :: Thrill (n.) A warbling; a trill.
Trilled :: Trilled (imp. & p. p.) of Tril.
Trillium :: Trillium (n.) A genus of liliaceous plants; the three-leaved nightshade; -- so called because all the parts of the plant are in threes.
Warble :: Warble (v. i.) To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and variations..
Trill :: Trill (n.) 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..
Trilling :: Trilling (n.) One of tree children born at the same birth.
Mordente :: Mordente (n.) An embellishment resembling a trill.
Trilling :: Trilling (n.) A compound crystal, consisting of three individuals..
Trillo :: Trillo (n.) A trill or shake. See Trill.
Trill :: 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..
Birthroot :: Birthroot (n.) An herbaceous plant (Trillium erectum), and its astringent rootstock, which is said to have medicinal properties..
Trill :: Trill (n.) The action of the organs in producing such sounds; as, to give a trill to the tongue. d.
Quaver :: Quaver (v. i.) Especially, to shake the voice; to utter or form sound with rapid or tremulous vibrations, as in singing; also, to trill on a musical instrument.
Warble :: Warble (n.) A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.
Trillion :: Trillion (n.) According to the French notation, which is used upon the Continent generally and in the United States, the number expressed by a unit with twelve ciphers annexed; a million millions; according to the English notation, the number produced by involving a million to the third power, or the number represented by a unit with eighteen ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration..
Trilling :: Trilling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tril.
Shake :: Shake (v.) To give a tremulous tone to; to trill; as, to shake a note in music..
Trill :: Trill (v. t.) To turn round; to twirl.
Trill :: Trill (v. i.) To utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.
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