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Recent Examples of trilled
Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled.
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Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
My mother trilled vapidly over these mundane facts.
—Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
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
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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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On streets and avenues across the capital, drivers blared car horns and cranked up anti-government songs while people marching in the streets chanted and screamed.—
Justin Spike,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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In the Hindu tradition, shanti is chanted three times after prayers and meditation, a closing known as the Shanti Mantra.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Trilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trilled. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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