| 单词 | trill |
| 释义 | trill (once / 3943 pages) nv If you're fluent in Spanish, you are probably able to speak with a trill, or a fluttering r sound. Many languages include a trill in their pronunciation, the sound of a consonant spoken while the tongue vibrates in a very specific way against the teeth or roof of the mouth. To pronounce this sound is also to trill. The word originally referred to a vibrating or warbling sound made by a singer, from the Italian word trillio, "a quavering or warbling," and it's also often used to describe the sound a bird makes. WORD FAMILYtrill: trilled, trills USAGE EXAMPLESDeep coos of mourning doves, soprano trills of mockingbirds, rat-a-tat-tats of a woodpecker greet him. Washington Times(Nov 21, 2016) Women trilled to celebrate the moment when a new crucifix was erected on the church, replacing one that was broken by the Islamic State militants. Reuters(Nov 20, 2016) Some bats show babbling behaviour, including barks, chatter, screeches, whistles and trills, says Mirjam Knörnschild, a behavioural ecologist at Free University Berlin, Germany. Nature(Nov 17, 2016) 1n a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it Syn|Hyper shake musical note, note, tone a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound 2n the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill Hyper articulation the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech 3v sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below Syn|Hyper quaver, warble sing produce tones with the voice 4v pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r' Some speakers trill their r's Hyper articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way |
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