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Recent Examples of trill
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
From a nearby speaker comes a long, rattling trill.
—Logan S. James, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
Justin Davidson, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
The Volta Associates can be heard counting, trilling the letter R, and reciting Shakespeare.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2018
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Verb
The mare has a bird-like trill in her; the stallion is a little bit more lion and bear.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Mar. 2025
From a nearby speaker comes a long, rattling trill.
—Logan S. James, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
Keep pounding, trilling, or skipping along waves of notes, and your hands take flight.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025
The Volta Associates can be heard counting, trilling the letter R, and reciting Shakespeare.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trill
Verb
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The idea was that it was supposed to measure some kind of a brainwave flow and then maybe warble a tone when the brainwave state changed.—
Brandon Sneed,
Rolling Stone,
6 July 2025
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The track begins with Winter’s distinct vocals warbling and wobbling over a tender percussion groove.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
Verb
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Son Heung-min was substituted on 63 minutes, receiving a standing ovation and getting a guard of honor from the players on the pitch before hugging all the members of the Spurs bench as the crowd chanted his name.—
Steve Price,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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The protesters who left when warned, including City Council members Jennifer Gutierrez and Alexa Avilés, remained outside chanting throughout the arrests.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The sound chorused from Minnesota’s bench as Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert exited stage right after shining under the bright Hollywood lights Wednesday in Los Angeles.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2025
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These insects will mate and chorus for at least six weeks before the 17-year cycle starts again.—
Elizabeth Gamillo,
Discover Magazine,
13 May 2024
Verb
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That quavering in his 13-year-old daughter’s voice pierces his heart.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
17 June 2025
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Emma called me, her voice quavering, while more calls rolled in.—
Matt Wolf,
Vulture,
28 May 2025
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“Trill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trill. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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