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trill

('tr/I/l/I//N/ )

a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it(noun.communication)

Synonym:
shake

source: wordnet30
the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula(noun.communication)

Example:
He pronounced his R's with a distinct trill.

source: wordnet30
A sound, of consonantal character, made with a rapid succession of partial or entire intermissions, by the vibration of some one part of the organs in the mouth -- tongue, uvula, epiglottis, or lip -- against another part; as, the r is a trill in most languages.(noun)

source: webster1913

pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'(verb.communication)

Example:
Some speakers trill their r's.

source: wordnet30
sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below(verb.communication)

Synonym:
quaver, warble

source: wordnet30
To flow in a small stream, or in drops rapidly succeeding each other; to trickle.(verb)

source: webster1913
To turn round; to twirl.(verb)

source: webster1913
To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill; as, to trill the r; to trill a note.(verb)

source: webster1913
To utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.(verb)

source: webster1913

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