trill

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it (Freq. 3)
• Syn:
shake
• Hypernyms:
note, musical note, tone
2. 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
• Hypernyms:
articulation

II - verb

1. pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme 'r'
- Some speakers trill their r's
• Hypernyms:
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
• Syn:
warble, quaver
• Derivationally related forms:
quaver (for: quaver), warbler (for: warble)
• Hypernyms:
sing
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- The birds trill in the woods
- The woods trill with many kinds of birds

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  shake, warble, quaver