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[ treb-uhl ] / ˈtrɛb əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR treble ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivethreefold; triple. Music. - of or relating to the highest part in harmonized music; soprano.
- of the highest pitch or range, as a voice part, voice, singer, or instrument.
- high in pitch; shrill.
nounMusic. - the treble or soprano part.
- a treble voice, singer, or instrument.
a high or shrill voice or sound. the highest-pitched peal of a bell. verb (used with or without object), tre·bled, tre·bling.to make or become three times as much or as many; triple. Origin of treble1275–1325; (adj. and noun) Middle English <Middle French <Latin triplustriple; (v.) Middle English treblen, derivative of the adj. OTHER WORDS FROM trebletre·bly [treb-lee], /ˈtrɛb li/, adverbWords nearby trebletreaty, treaty Indian, treaty port, Trebbia, Trebizond, treble, treble chance, treble clef, treble staff, Treblinka, trebuchet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trebleShe looked through his list of potential song titles and came across one called “Treble Bass.” ‘All About That Bass’ Singer Meghan Trainor On Haters and Her Polarizing (and Unlikely) No. 1 Hit|Marlow Stern|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Fasten on thread No. 120, and work one treble and row of French ground of six stitches to each hole. The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850|Unknown The store-vats had commonly a capacity of 5000 or 6000 barrels; and a few were double, and one was treble, this size. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure But, petulantly, the treble threw off the sombre spirit of what had gone before. The Transgression of Andrew Vane|Guy Wetmore Carryl
It was intended to supersede—which it has done—canister and grape shot; effecting the same results at treble the range. Gunnery in 1858|William Greener The enemy could not stand this treble fire, and, though disputing the ground step by step, began reluctantly to retire. The Story of the Zulu Campaign|Waller Ashe
British Dictionary definitions for treble
adjectivethreefold; triple of, relating to, or denoting a soprano voice or part or a high-pitched instrument nounthree times the amount, size, etc a soprano voice or part or a high-pitched instrument the highest register of a musical instrument - the high-frequency response of an audio amplifier, esp in a record player or tape recorder
- a control knob on such an instrument by means of which the high-frequency gain can be increased or decreased
bell-ringing the lightest and highest bell in a ring - the narrow inner ring on a dartboard
- a hit on this ring
verbto make or become three times as much Derived forms of trebletrebleness, nountrebly, adverb, adjectiveWord Origin for trebleC14: from Old French, from Latin triplus threefold, triple Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to trebleacute, penetrating, piping, piercing, rank, soprano, sharp, shrill, reeking, high-pitched, loud, malodorous, putrid, rancid, shrieky, shrilly, smelly, strident |