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Trill

/tɹɪl/

A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.

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📖 Definitions of "Trill"

noun

1
A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.
2
A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish rr.
3
A tremulous high-pitched vocal sound produced by cats.

verb

1
To create a trill sound; to utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.
2
To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill.
"to trill a note, or the letter r"

🔄 Synonyms of "Trill"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
quavernoun	A trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.
warblenoun	(transitive) To sing like a bird, especially with trills.
shakeverb	(transitive, ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Trill"

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Word	Definition
warblenoun	The sound of one who warbles; singing with trills or modulations.
shakenoun	The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.
quavernoun	A trembling of the voice, as in speaking or singing.
vibratonoun	(music) The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.
singnoun	The act, or event, of singing songs.
buzzy	(informal) Being the subject of cultural buzz.
uvularnoun	(phonetics) A sound articulated with the uvula.
quannoun	A surname.
tremolonoun	(music) A rapid repetition of the same note, or an alternation between two or more notes. It can also be intended to mean a rapid and repetitive variation in pitch for the duration of a note. It is notated by a strong diagonal bar across the note stem, or a detached bar for a set of notes (or stemless notes).
ribattutanoun	(music) A musical ornament consisting of a trill on a long-short dotted rhythm accelerating to end on either a tremolo or a regular trill.
tristrophanoun	(music) A neume that trebles the value of the first note in a series.
trimbanoun	(music) A sort of triangular drum.
turnnoun	A change of direction or orientation.
trb.noun	(music) Abbreviation of trombone. [A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).]
treble staffnoun	(music) A staff that starts with a treble clef.
trichordnoun	(music) any set of three different pitch classes
tripletnoun	One of a group of three, particularly
turnaroundnoun	The carrying out of a task; the time required to carry it out.
tritavenoun	(music) An interval with a frequency ratio of 3:1, usually in the context of the Bohlen–Pierce scale where it replaces the octave.
double-tonguingnoun	(music) An action of the tongue by flute players in articulating staccato notes.