trill

1. 1

   A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as an ornament; in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.

2. 2

   A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish ⟨rr⟩, /r/.

3. 3

   A tremulous high-pitched vocal sound produced by cats.

syn. chirl · chirr · quaver · trill · warble · wobble

1. 1

   To create a trill sound; to utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.intransitive

   • To judge of trilling notes and tripping feet.
2. 2

   To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill.transitive

   • to trill a note, or the letter r

syn. roll

1. 1

   To trickle.intransitiveobsolete

   • Whisper'd sounds / Of waters, trilling from the riven stone.

1. 1

   To twirl.intransitiveobsolete

1. 1

   True; respected.slang

   • All my trill niggas know who be bringin da funk / Lees and shell toes like it's Black History Month
   • Middle finger to the critics, me and my nigga Skrillex / You know we finna kill it, A$AP we the trillest