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English to English noun
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a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it |  | source: wordnet30
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the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula | | Example: he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill
source: wordnet30
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A sound, of consonantal character, made with a rapid succession of partial or entire intermissions, by the vibration of some one part of the organs in the mouth -- tongue, uvula, epiglottis, or lip -- against another part; as, the r is a trill in most languages. | | source: webster1913 verb
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pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r' | | Example: Some speakers trill their r's
source: wordnet30
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sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below | | source: wordnet30
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To flow in a small stream, or in drops rapidly succeeding each other; to trickle. | | source: webster1913
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To turn round; to twirl. | | source: webster1913
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To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill; as, to trill the r; to trill a note. | | source: webster1913
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To utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver. | | source: webster1913
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