trill

Example Sentences

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Under a starry sky in the Calakmul reserve, as unseen frogs chirp and insects trill, Medellín Legorreta patiently works to untangle a bat caught in a mist net.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 11, 2023

Spanish vowels overlap with Sindarin ones, and Spanish speakers already can trill their Rs with the best of elves.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2023

His striking tenor was all the more powerful when it wavered in emotion — a slight trill paints the chorus of songs like “Yolanda,” dedicated to his former wife.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022

My filly’s whinny, timid trill: I’m sitting by this icy rill, In wintry, frigid wild?

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2022

A moment later, there it is: a delicate, answering trill.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate