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# trill

noun (a trill, trills); verb (trill, trills, trilled, trilling)

«trill» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A trill is a quick, high, repeated sound, like a bird singing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trill/#m1)
2. (music) A trill is when two notes next to each other are played or sung very quickly one after the other many times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trill/#m2)
3. (language) A trill is a sound made by letting the tongue flutter, like the rolled «r» in Spanish or Scottish English. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trill/#m3)
4. To trill is to make such a sound, or to say something in a high, happy voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trill/#m4)

### In the lessons

Nature: robins and canaries trill. Music lessons: a trill is marked «tr» above a note. Languages: rolling your r's in Spanish, Italian or Ukrainian is a trill. Stories: a character who «trilled» speaks in a high, cheerful (sometimes fake-sweet) voice.

### Examples

- A blackbird's trill came from the hedge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trill/#x1)
- The flute player added a trill at the end. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trill/#x2)
- In Spanish, «perro» has a trilled r. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trill/#x3)
- «Good morning, darlings!» she trilled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trill/#x4)
- The phone trilled on the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trill/#x5)
- Can you roll your r's into a trill? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trill/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb: trilled, trilling. Do not confuse with «thrill» (an exciting feeling), «drill», or «trail».

## In Jewish tradition

Nature: robins and canaries trill. Music lessons: a trill is marked «tr» above a note. Languages: rolling your r's in Spanish, Italian or Ukrainian is a trill. Stories: a character who «trilled» speaks in a high, cheerful (sometimes fake-sweet) voice.

### Note

Regular verb: trilled, trilling. Do not confuse with «thrill» (an exciting feeling), «drill», or «trail».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «trill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/trill/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«trill» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trill.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «trill» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/trill/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«trill» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/trill.html) on Mova free.