Trill

What do we mean by trill?

A fluttering or tremulous sound, as that made by certain birds; a warble. noun

The rapid alternation of two tones either a whole or a half tone apart. noun

A vibrato. noun

A rapid vibration of one speech organ against another, as of the tongue against the alveolar ridge in Spanish rr. noun

A speech sound pronounced with such a vibration. noun

To sound, sing, or play with a trill. intransitive verb

To articulate (a sound) with a trill. intransitive verb

To produce or give forth a trill. intransitive verb

To turn round rapidly; twirl; whirl.

To roll to and fro; rock.

To throw; cast.

To pour out.

To roll.

To rock; swing to and fro; shake; quiver.

To roll down, as water; trickle.

To sound with tremulous vibrations.

To sing in a quavering manner; specifically, to execute a shake or trill.

To sing in a quavering or tremulous manner; pipe.

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.

A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish rr.

A tremulous high-pitched vocal sound produced by cats.

Words that are spelled similarly to trill:
trill, troll, trial, drill, till, grill, thrill, rill, frill, twill, brill, krill, prill, trull, thill, crill, trell, triol, traill, tril, triall, trall, tripl.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word trill:
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Words that rhyme with trill:
bill, will, mill, still, drill, fulfill, till, hill, spill, shill, chill, skill, fill, goodwill, pill, kill, ill, grill, until, thrill, instill, til, sill, nil, quill, shrill, rill, grille, distill, brazil, mil, gill, daffodil, frill, overkill, twill, tamil, treadmill, swill, brill, dill, landfill, standstill, downhill, krill, uphill, lil, windmill, distil, deville, refill, rille, sil, ghyll, nill, il, ville, phil, bastille, gil, pil, jill, zill, mille, fil, handbill, lille, sawmill, advil, demille, prill, zil, anthill, fille, seville, albertville, good will, thill, foothill, free will, hornbill, crill, fire drill, ill will, dollar bill, bil, schill, cowgill, abril, dphil, stil, true bill, one dollar bill, bougainville, molehill, belleville, overfill, paper mill, mandeville, wil.

Adjectives that are often used to describe trill:
long, little, short, high, uvular, musical, low, loud, sweet, pitched, soft, rapid, note, slow, clear, like, double, final, cadential, simple, single, melodious, faint, prolonged, quan, liquid, sharp, shrill, continuous, apical, sudden, occasional, monotonous, merry, vocal, silvery, perfect, beautiful, bilabial, thin, buzzy, sustained, lovely, quick, brief, gay, joyous, weak, plaintive, light, slight, familiar, metallic, delicate, incessant, extended, voiceless, tremulous, indescribable, reedy, latest, nervous, pleasant, happy, alveolar, guttural, dry, distinctive, usual, mellow, distant, tiny, melodic, colonel, brilliant, gentle, consentaneous, peculiar, sad, characteristic, delicious.

Consonant match to trill:
troll, trial, trail, trawl, troul, trowl, trull.

Words that sound like trill:
trill, tril, trell, trull, trel, traill, trail, trial, troll, trol, trawl, tral, trowl, troul, drill, dril, drille, tring, tering, till, trish, til, twill, trills, trilla, triller, trilled, tritch, trich, turl, trillo, drell, tirl, tille, triche, trl, terl, turville, tree hill, tower hill, thrill, drool, shrill, drawl, droll, drole, dral, trung, dreul, drall, drail, droil, tell, turtle, tra, tel, tle, tull, tulle, terrell, tyrell, telle, trush, tercel, terrel, tyrrell, tyl, terrill, turkle, turrell, truls, tawil, turmel, terral, toril, traa, twerle, strull, tra-la, teresh, turrel, triol, trulls, ptl, trying, truong, trang, oral, eral, aural, errol, aral, arel, aril, erol, arle, erel, oreille, aryl, airelle.