trills
- plural of trill.
Example Sentences
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More complex compositions - with ultrafast trills and combinations that contain lots of information - are more common in temperate forests, where birds tend to communicate at closer range.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
“But she’s not a scat singer. She improvises more in the technique of the Baroque period, expanding and contracting phrases or adding trills that deviate from the melody.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
She folded trills, stops and sweet harmonics into unbroken lines, and when she harmonized with herself, she utilized the plushness and patience familiar from her Bach recordings.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2024
“Oh my God, hello!” she trills at rows of dogs who respond with matching enthusiasm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
He heard the birds’ video-arcade trills and zaps and whoops follow him along the side of the creek.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
