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trilli — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • trill noun A rapid alternation between two adjacent musical notes.

Senses

trilli is used for these senses in English:

  • gruppetto (music) A trill or turn.
  • trill (music) 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.
  • trill (phonetics) A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish ⟨rr⟩, /r/.

trill — full definition

  1. noun A rapid alternation between two adjacent musical notes.
  2. verb To sing, speak, or play with a quivering, rapidly vibrating sound.

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