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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Recent Examples of trilled This was a funhouse reality, in which children were lost and predators roamed, but through which white harts leapt through shafts of sunlight, songbirds trilled, and where honey and berries and acorns might be foraged for free. Literary Hub, 30 July 2026 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
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  • 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
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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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  • Alonso went hitless for the Baltimore Orioles during their 2-1 win that eliminated the Mets from playoff contention, but a crowd of 35,800 gave the popular slugger a standing ovation and chanted his name before each of his four plate appearances.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Morales' supporters hugged, chanted, jumped up and down, pumped fists, clapped, whistled and cheered once the last batch of results came into the courtyard of Riffraff Bookstore, with Morales showing the decisive lead.
    Colin Hogan, The Providence Journal, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Trilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trilled. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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