TRILL

5 letters 5 Scrabble points /tɹɪl/

Definition of TRILL

noun
  1. A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.

  2. A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish rr.

  3. A tremulous high-pitched vocal sound produced by cats.

verb
  1. To create a trill sound; to utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.

  2. To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill.

    "to trill a note, or the letter r"

Related words: roll

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters T R I L L
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 5 points

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