Thesaurus / trill
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I speak to him in Korean, and I interpret his trills as Korean responses.
If it passed the inspection, he would nod contentedly, trill out a gay refrain, and replace it on the easel for further study.
THE WOMAN GIVESOWEN JOHNSON
A trill, or rapid reiteration of two notes comprehending an interval not greater than one whole tone, nor less than a semitone.
Then from somewhere above him came such a trill of demoniacal laughter as chilled his blood.
THE DAFFODIL MYSTERYEDGAR WALLACE
My comrade sings in such a way that I am sure the nightingales outside will cease to trill from pure envy.
THE COURT JESTERCORNELIA BAKER
Some singers have this gift; Mme. Melba is one who never had to study a trill, for she was born with a nightingale in her throat.
PIANO MASTERYHARRIETTE BROWER
It has frequently come under my notice that players with little facility in other ways, can make a good trill.
PIANO MASTERYHARRIETTE BROWER
The attempted trill will invariably indicate a much higher degree of stiffness than the single tone.
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SINGINGDAVID C. TAYLOR
One little sprite pauses in its hunt for the insects to raise its pretty head and trill a short and wiry song.
BIRD NEIGHBORSNELTJE BLANCHAN
The two great orders of friars settled finally near one another on opposite sides of the Trill Mill Stream.
WORDS RELATED TO TRILL
- bark
- bawl
- bay
- bellow
- bleat
- cackle
- call
- caw
- chatter
- cheer
- clack
- clamor
- cluck
- coo
- croak
- crow
- ejaculate
- exclaim
- gabble
- growl
- grunt
- hail
- hiss
- holler
- holler out
- hoot
- howl
- low
- meow
- moo
- nicker
- pipe
- quack
- roar
- scream
- screech
- shout
- shriek
- sing out
- snarl
- squawk
- trill
- tweet
- vociferate
- whinny
- whistle
- whoop
- yawp
- yelp
- bark
- bawl
- bay
- bellow
- bleat
- cackle
- call
- caw
- chatter
- cheer
- clack
- clamor
- cluck
- coo
- croak
- crow
- ejaculate
- exclaim
- gabble
- growl
- grunt
- hail
- hiss
- holler
- holler out
- hoot
- howl
- low
- meow
- moo
- nicker
- pipe
- quack
- roar
- scream
- screech
- shout
- shriek
- sing out
- snarl
- squawk
- trill
- tweet
- vociferate
- whinny
- whistle
- whoop
- yawp
- yelp
- acclamation
- bark
- bawl
- bay
- bellow
- cackle
- call
- caw
- chatter
- cheer
- clack
- clamor
- cluck
- coo
- crow
- ejaculation
- exclamation
- expletive
- fuss
- gobble
- groan
- grunt
- hiss
- holler
- hoot
- howl
- hullabaloo
- hurrah
- meow
- mewling
- moo
- motto
- nicker
- note
- outcry
- pipe
- quack
- report
- roar
- ruckus
- scream
- screech
- shout
- shriek
- song
- squall
- squawk
- squeak
- trill
- uproar
- vociferation
- wail
- whine
- whinny
- whistle
- whoop
- yammer
- yawp
- yell
- yelp
- yoo-hoo
- bark
- bawl
- bay
- bellow
- bleat
- cackle
- call
- caw
- chatter
- cheer
- clack
- clamor
- cluck
- coo
- croak
- crow
- ejaculate
- exclaim
- gabble
- growl
- grunt
- hail
- hiss
- holler
- holler out
- hoot
- howl
- low
- meow
- moo
- nicker
- pipe
- quack
- roar
- scream
- screech
- shout
- shriek
- sing out
- snarl
- squawk
- trill
- tweet
- vociferate
- whinny
- whistle
- whoop
- yawp
- yelp
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.