trilled

verb

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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Recent Examples of trilled Femme tunes trilled in the background. — Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026 About 40 minutes away, real birds melodiously chirped and trilled outside its sister hotel, Es Figueral Nou, an 18th-century finca and former fig plantation set among vast agricultural fields. — Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026 Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026 My mother trilled vapidly over these mundane facts. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trilled
  1. warbled
  2. quavered
  3. chanted
Verb
  • Her distinctive voice has been Widowspeak’s emblem since the band first emerged, warbled like Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval over CB radio.
    — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
Definition of warbled
Verb
  • The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of quavered
Verb
  • When Hearn emerged from the courthouse without his phone, his supporters chanted and cheered.
    — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • In the funny clip reposted on X, the Knicks chanted in excitement as champagne was sprayed around the Larry O’Brien championship trophy.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of chanted

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