trilled

Example Sentences

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Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

“Some boys take a beautiful girl and hide her away from the rest of the world,” she trilled.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2025

The trilled R connection to roughness appeared across speakers of all languages regardless of whether the sound was used in that language or not.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

As if rejoicing about the extra-wet weather, male gray tree frogs trilled their mating call on overtime this challenging season.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2023

And even then, in the quiet darkness inside the caravan, the pretty bird chuckled and twittered and trilled, and, once, it even hooted like a little owl.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman