trill

The trill (or shake, as it was known from the 16th until the early 20th century) is a musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes, usually a semitone or tone apart, which can be identified with the context of the trill (compare mordent and tremolo).

In phonetics, a trill is a consonantal sound produced by vibrations between the active articulator and passive articulator. Standard Spanish ⟨rr⟩ as in perro, for example, is an alveolar trill. A trill is made by the articulator being held in place and the airstream causing it to vibrate.

trill noun [C] (MUSIC) music specialized. (the effect achieved by) the fast playing of a note and the note above or below it, one after the other. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

In standard notation, a trill means you should alternate the written pitch with the note a step higher in the key. So in D major a trill on D would go to E natural but in Bb Major a trill on D would go to Eb.

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. Definitions of trill. a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it. synonyms: shake.

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Other words for trill

(of birds, insects, etc.) to sing or utter in a succession of rapidly alternating sounds.

TRILL (Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links) is an Internet Standard implemented by devices called TRILL switches. TRILL combines techniques from bridging and routing, and is the application of link-state routing to the VLAN-aware customer-bridging problem.

Trilling A trill is produced with a soft voice and sounds like a purr but with a higher pitch. Cats may trill to greet and thank their human family members for something, such as a snack or a pet. It is one of the most common amicable sounds a cat makes.

Trills so those decorative ornaments the kind of fluttering between two notes is a trill. So a trill is a musical ornament that consists of a rapid alternation. Between two adjacent nodes the two

Lip trilling aims to: Release tension in the lips and oral cavity. Prevent vocal fold tension and strain when voicing. Improve breath support and breath control.