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Raretrill
The correct spelling is trill.
How to pronounce trill
/tɹɪl/
nounIPA: /tɹɪl/
Say it like: Tri-ll
The correct spelling is trill. A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff. For example: "to trill a note, or the letter r"
Usage Examples
“to trill a note, or the letter r”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, 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.
- 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.
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