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

The only honking is that of Canadian geese, mixed with the trill of bird calls and patter of the garden fountain.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 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

She must continue singing until she reached the difficult trill at the end of the aria, in order to show off the range and power of her voice.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman