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Recent Examples of trills
Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
Is that panic, when the flute trills high?
—Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trills
Noun
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The album’s official versions smooth out some of the buzzy sibilance of the bootlegs, but Hold Onto Me Infinity accommodates lots of tasteful clangs and wubs.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
2 June 2026
Verb
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As the crowd chants largely out of sight, heavy automatic gunfire can be heard for 15 uninterrupted seconds.—
Marin Scott,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Barmy Army chants restart as the England players partly walk over to applaud them.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Trills.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trills. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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