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Recent Examples of trill
Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Expect to marvel at saddles blanketed in blueberries and multi-hued wildflowers, marmots trilling their warnings, ibex perched on rocky spines, and neon critters that wiggle and hop underfoot.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Vulture Editors, Vulture, 27 June 2025
The vocals are airy, haughtily enunciated in the high hippie style, and embellished with happy trills; the melody chugs along with a nursery-rhyme simplicity that is somehow underwired by knowingness: innocence and experience conjoined.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
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Verb
The blast furnace of volcanoes has fallen silent, replaced by birdsong trilling from the branches and echoing through a garden of exotic stone.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Expect to marvel at saddles blanketed in blueberries and multi-hued wildflowers, marmots trilling their warnings, ibex perched on rocky spines, and neon critters that wiggle and hop underfoot.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
Acoustic guitars are now accented with booming drums and digital trills, as hip-hop and pop’s influence infiltrates country.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 27 June 2025
The vocals are airy, haughtily enunciated in the high hippie style, and embellished with happy trills; the melody chugs along with a nursery-rhyme simplicity that is somehow underwired by knowingness: innocence and experience conjoined.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trill
Verb
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The track begins with Winter’s distinct vocals warbling and wobbling over a tender percussion groove.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
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The famous John Williams fanfare that blasted Star Wars onto our screens had appreciably less impact than even a standard screen would now offer, let alone IMAX and Dolby Cinema premium offerings while at some parts of the film, the sound warbled a little, before returning to normal.—
Benny Har-Even,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Peaceful protest, chanting, and holding signs are protected forms of speech.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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Protestors gathered in front of the building for three hours, chanting and singing.—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Bears continue living that chorus out loud, devoted to chasing improvement with the blazing competitive fire exhibited by their head coach.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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There will be a special appearance by the OC Sound, an award-winning Sweet Adelines chorus from Orange County.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The combination of quavering flutes and solemn, unfamiliar corridors is disquieting.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
10 Dec. 2025
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Strings play a unison A that quavers under the pressure of sawing bows.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Trill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trill. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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