trill
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7.4
- noun
- /trɪl/
- Specialized
:
trino
- The musician performed a beautiful trill on the flute, adding a delicate ornament to the melody.
- play a trill
- trill on the violin
- trills on the flute
Examples
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An eight-note trill.
Fiction book (2001) -
Yes, sir, that's my baby; she would sing, accompanying herself with runs and trills.
Fiction book (1996) -
A bird's trill in the morning brings the "magic" of a new day.
Blog text (29) -
# To wake up in the morning to the mockingbird's trill #
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A virtuoso solo with rapid runs and trills.
Academic text (2003) -
Moreover, during the offering, Mrs. Moffit had performed a pretty solo with unusual trills.
Fiction book (1991) -
Like the violin accompaniment, the trills call for a very light brightness to convey the ecstasy of her first love.
Academic text (2003) -
There was only the sound of our chewing, and then, eventually, the wind rustling the grass, and the trill of an occasional killdeer as they shot up from the thickets along the roadside, their long tails pluming behind.
Fiction book (1992) -
As she practiced the scales, she focused on perfecting her trills in each passage of the piece.
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The composer included several trills in the piano score to enhance the emotional depth of the music.
Synonyms
3
8.5
A rapid change between a musical note and the note above it
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trill comes from the bird-like 'trill' sound, so a musical trill is a quick alternation between two notes that sounds like a bird's rapid, repeating call.