Some speakers trill their r's. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He pronounced his R's with a distinct trill. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The trill is the most difficult of all vocal exercises. From Wordnik.com. [Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers] Reference
Dear Miss Betham, -- That accursed word trill has vexed me excessively. From Wordnik.com. [The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb] Reference
In case you didn't know, the word "trill" has a new primary meaning. From Wordnik.com. [Alec Gewirtz: From Trilling to Trill] Reference
I would be the one that sat with the other kids while DH got on the "trill" rides. From Wordnik.com. [Oof.] Reference
Like most CMG writers who can't use words like "trill" or. From Wordnik.com. [Cokemachineglow.com] Reference
"Yes, the trill; but, after all, the trill is a somewhat individual matter. From Wordnik.com. [Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers] Reference
"The trill is perhaps the most difficult of all vocal exercises, unless the singer is blessed with a natural trill, which is a rare gift. From Wordnik.com. [Vocal Mastery Talks with Master Singers and Teachers] Reference
Mrs. Robin looked at them, and sang a little trill. From Wordnik.com. [Harper's Young People, January 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly] Reference
Poured marvellous melodies, silvery trill on trill. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878.] Reference
Like the trill of a bird at the twilight's soft hush. From Wordnik.com. [A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872] Reference
A string of all your harping, nor of your voices trill. From Wordnik.com. [The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century] Reference
There was the trill of a canary with the sun on its cage. From Wordnik.com. [Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1930] Reference
What subtle trill, I wonder, is he going to warble to us?. From Wordnik.com. [The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2] Reference
But contrary, you generally start immediately in the trill. From Wordnik.com. [Tan Dun's 'First Emperor' to Premiere at Met] Reference
It was like the trill of a bird, sweet, flexible and pure toned. From Wordnik.com. [Madame Flirt A Romance of 'The Beggar's Opera'] Reference
TUCKER: Newsom sings with a delicate precision, in a high trill. From Wordnik.com. ['Have One': From Joanna Newsom, A Generous Thing] Reference
Ms. ELIZABETH FUTRAL (Soprano): Sort of a typical baroque trill. From Wordnik.com. [Tan Dun's 'First Emperor' to Premiere at Met] Reference
A sudden trill from Kathleen caused them to quicken their steps. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Problem] Reference
The silence was suddenly broken by the sharp trill of the telephone. From Wordnik.com. [The Luck of the Mounted A Tale of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police] Reference
It's just one trill of laughter and merriment, a sunbeam and effect. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860] Reference
Florette would trill happily to the audience as she poised on one toe. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921] Reference
Certain things, such as the trill or scales, come naturally easy to them. From Wordnik.com. [Style in Singing] Reference
Suddenly from overhead came a soft bird trill, followed by a suppressed snicker. From Wordnik.com. [Tabitha at Ivy Hall] Reference
The only sound he could hear was the trill and chirp of the insects of the woods. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle, or, Fun and Adventures on the Road] Reference
The tone will seem pretty light and thin, but will be sweet as the trill of a bird. From Wordnik.com. [The Child-Voice in Singing treated from a physiological and a practical standpoint and especially adapted to schools and boy choirs] Reference
Through the open window came the clear trill of a canary singing blithely in its cage. From Wordnik.com. [A Ghetto Violet From "Christian and Leah"] Reference
EVEN FOR TECHNO-MAD Japanese, the trill of a cell phone isn't always music to the ears. From Wordnik.com. [Silence Is Golden] Reference
A last, long trill, high and pure, died away vibrating in the vases of iridescent glass. From Wordnik.com. [Sacrifice] Reference
With a certain sense of relief David heard the front door-bell trill about eleven o'clock. From Wordnik.com. [The Crimson Blind] Reference
Suddenly a clear little trill of laughter crept into her ears and set her pulses throbbing. From Wordnik.com. [Judith Lynn A Story of the Sea] Reference
Then another trill -- then Blossom's voice, calling something that thrilled her to her soul. From Wordnik.com. [Judith Lynn A Story of the Sea] Reference
Occasionally, they stopped to gather a few wild flowers, or listen to the joyous trill of a bird. From Wordnik.com. [Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School The Record of the Girl Chums in Work and Athletics] Reference
"Lohengrin," -- an excellent tune to march by, -- she changed her flutelike notes for a well-known piercing trill. From Wordnik.com. [The Wrong Woman] Reference
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