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• Trill — Trill, n. [It. trillo, fr. trillare. See {Trill} to shake.] [1913 Webster] 1. 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Trill (music) — Example of a trill, on the note B.  Play with (help …   Wikipedia

• Trill (Star Trek) — Star Trek race|if= bgcolor=#ffffff Emblem= Name=Trill Caption=Jadzia Dax is a Trill who carries the Dax symbiont Planet=Trill BaseOperations=Trill Symbiosis Commission Affiliation=United Federation of PlanetsIn the fictional Star Trek universe,… …   Wikipedia

• Trill consonant — In phonetics, a trill is a consonantal sound produced by vibrations between the articulator and the place of articulation. Standard Spanish lt;rr gt; as in perro is an alveolar trill, while in Parisian French it is almost always uvular.Trills are …   Wikipedia

• trill — I UK [trɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms trill : singular trill plural trills music a) a musical sound made by singing or playing two similar notes one after the other very quickly b) a sound similar to a musical trill, made for example by a… …   English dictionary

• trill´er — trill1 «trihl», verb, noun. –v.t., v.i. 1. to sound or speak with a tremulous, vibrating, high pitched sound: »The child burst in, trilling with laughter (Rudyard Kipling). 2. to sing with a tremulous vibration of sound: »to trill an aria. Some… …   Useful english dictionary

• trill — I. verb Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch trillen to vibrate, Swedish trilla to roll Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to flow in a small stream or in drops ; trickle 2. twirl, revolve transitive verb to cause to fl …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• trill — trill1 [ trıl ] noun count a musical sound made by singing or playing two similar notes one after the other very quickly a. a sound similar to a musical trill, made for example by a bird or a piece of electronic equipment trill trill 2 [ trıl ]… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Trill — This is both a rare surname and one of which the origin is at best uncertain. It seems to be English and specifically associated with the county of Hampshire although found in some other counties in very small numbers. We thought at first that it …   Surnames reference

• trill — [[t]trɪ̱l[/t]] trills, trilling, trilled 1) VERB If a bird trills, it sings with short, high pitched, repeated notes. At one point a bird trilled in the Conservatory. 2) VERB If you say that a woman trills, you mean that she talks or laughs in a… …   English dictionary

• trill — 1. noun /tɹɪl/ a) 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. b) A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue… …   Wiktionary