trilled

Definition of trillednext
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 My mother trilled vapidly over these mundane facts. Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
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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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  • Early this month, outside a Queens synagogue that was hosting an event to promote real-estate investment in Jerusalem, a group of protesters chanted their support for Hamas.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
  • About 400 protesters chanted braved the cold with temperatures in the 20s and wind chills in the single digits in Hartford.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 20 Jan. 2026

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“Trilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trilled. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.

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