trill

Example Sentences

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Actors are special, this Paul believes; he can hear it in a nurse’s excited trill when she reveals to him his past job.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

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

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

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2022

The chirrup or trill greeting is a melodious sound that cats make when saying hello to preferred individuals.

From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2022

I could not but give thanks for the trill of emotion in his voice, which spake so sincerely of his regard and affection.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson