trill

see definition of trill

verbwarble

Synonyms for trill

verb warble

chirp

verb. peep, cheep

cried

verb. call out, yell

cries

noun. calling out; yelling

cries

verb. call out, yell

cry

noun. calling out; yelling

Word Origin & History

1640s, from Italian trillio, triglio "a quavering or warbling in singing," probably of imitative origin. The verb is 1660s, from Italian trillare "to quaver, trill." Related: Trilled; trilling.

Example Sentences for trill

Fomishka warbled out and waited for Snandulia to play the trill.

Outside she could hear the sigh of the oaks and the trill of young voices.

Who teaches the young chipper to trill, and the young linnet to warble?

The only sound he could hear was the trill and chirp of the insects of the woods.

He indulged copiously in the trill, which he produced by shaking his head.

No man will ever be able to say 'Amy,' or to say 'Ginevra,' with such a trill as they are saying it.

Is the alternation of the thumb and the second finger desirable in the playing of a trill?

"No, my dear, not quite," the Dean replied; and his voice had a trill at the back of it like a bird's.

As I reached it, I heard a trill as perfect as Tetrazzini's.

We cocked our ears, but heard not even so much as the trill of a tree-toad.

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chirp

cried

cries

cries

cry

Synonyms for trill

chant