Thesaurus / trill
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The high trill of ice tinkling and falling from Fraser firs serenaded me as I tramped my boots along the soggy forest floor.
YES, YOU CAN AVOID THE CROWDS AT (THE VERY POPULAR) GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARKTZEMKEAUGUST 2, 2022OUTSIDE ONLINEA symphony of mobile phone notifications trilled across Hong Kong on Saturday as residents received text messages reminding them to vote in the legislative election.
MOST HONG KONGERS STAY HOME FOR FIRST ELECTION AFTER BEIJING'S NEW RULESAMY GUNIADECEMBER 20, 2021TIMEPart of the song is a trill and part of it is more of an oo sound, though the particulars can vary.
HOW TO SPEAK CITY PIGEONROSEMARY MOSCOOCTOBER 26, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCEI speak to him in Korean, and I interpret his trills as Korean responses.
HOW ‘ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA’ MAKES SENSE OF STORIES ABOUT VIKINGS, PIRATES AND GEORGE WASHINGTONGENE PARKJANUARY 1, 2021WASHINGTON POSTIf 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 JOHNSONA trill, or rapid reiteration of two notes comprehending an interval not greater than one whole tone, nor less than a semitone.
JOURNAL AND LETTERS OF PHILIP VICKERS FITHIAN: A PLANTATION TUTOR OF THE OLD DOMINION, 1773-1774.PHILIP VICKERS FITHIANThen from somewhere above him came such a trill of demoniacal laughter as chilled his blood.
THE DAFFODIL MYSTERYEDGAR WALLACEMy comrade sings in such a way that I am sure the nightingales outside will cease to trill from pure envy.
THE COURT JESTERCORNELIA BAKERSome 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 BROWERIt has frequently come under my notice that players with little facility in other ways, can make a good trill.
PIANO MASTERYHARRIETTE BROWERWORDS RELATED TO TRILL
- belted out
- burst into song
- buzzed
- canaried
- cantillated
- carolled
- chanted
- chirped
- choired
- crooned
- descanted
- dueted
- groaned
- harmonized
- hummed
- hymned
- intoned
- lifted up a voice
- line out
- lullabied
- made melody
- mouthed
- piped
- purred
- resounded
- roared
- serenaded
- shouted
- singsed
- soloed
- trilled
- trolled
- tuned
- vocalized
- waited
- warbled
- whined
- whistled
- yodeled
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