trill
verb (used with object)
to sing or play with a vibratory or quavering effect.
trills
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pluralof trill.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Homme trills cryptic lines like “Keep your hair down, don’t turn around” with a fey tone reminiscent of Jeff Buckley or Thom Yorke.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
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
The melody and the vocal trills that fans came to love were notably absent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025
She would soak up their trills and scales, their perfect pitches.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
