trilled

past tense of trill
as in warbled
to sing with the alternation of two musical tones a bluebird trilled outside our window

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  • The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
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  • Numerous supporters gathered behind the north goal and chanted, sang, danced, waved flags and banged drums for the better part of the match’s 90 minutes.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2025
  • There have been anti-China rallies in downtown Seoul in recent months, where protesters chanted racist slurs and made unsubstantiated claims of Chinese inference in South Korean politics.
    Se Eun Gong, NPR, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Trilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trilled. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.

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