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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRILL

From Italian trillo, from trillare, apparently from Middle Dutch trillen to vibrate.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TRILL

trill  [trɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRILL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Trill is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb trill in English.

WHAT DOES TRILL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Trill

Trill may refer to: ▪ Trill, a type of musical ornament ▪ Trill consonant, a type of sound used in some languages...

Definition of trill in the English dictionary

The first definition of trill in the dictionary is a melodic ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between a principal note and the note a whole tone or semitone above it Usual symbol: tr., tr. Other definition of trill is a shrill warbling sound, esp as made by some birds. Trill is also the articulation of an sound produced by holding the tip of the tongue close to the alveolar ridge, allowing the tongue to make a succession of taps against the ridge.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TRILL

PRESENT

Present
I trill
you trill
he/she/it trills
we trill
you trill
they trill
Present continuous
I am trilling
you are trilling
he/she/it is trilling
we are trilling
you are trilling
they are trilling
Present perfect
I have trilled
you have trilled
he/she/it has trilled
we have trilled
you have trilled
they have trilled
Present perfect continuous
I have been trilling
you have been trilling
he/she/it has been trilling
we have been trilling
you have been trilling
they have been trilling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I trilled
you trilled
he/she/it trilled
we trilled
you trilled
they trilled
Past continuous
I was trilling
you were trilling
he/she/it was trilling
we were trilling
you were trilling
they were trilling
Past perfect
I had trilled
you had trilled
he/she/it had trilled
we had trilled
you had trilled
they had trilled
Past perfect continuous
I had been trilling
you had been trilling
he/she/it had been trilling
we had been trilling
you had been trilling
they had been trilling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will trill
you will trill
he/she/it will trill
we will trill
you will trill
they will trill
Future continuous
I will be trilling
you will be trilling
he/she/it will be trilling
we will be trilling
you will be trilling
they will be trilling
Future perfect
I will have trilled
you will have trilled
he/she/it will have trilled
we will have trilled
you will have trilled
they will have trilled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been trilling
you will have been trilling
he/she/it will have been trilling
we will have been trilling
you will have been trilling
they will have been trilling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would trill
you would trill
he/she/it would trill
we would trill
you would trill
they would trill
Conditional continuous
I would be trilling
you would be trilling
he/she/it would be trilling
we would be trilling
you would be trilling
they would be trilling
Conditional perfect
I would have trill
you would have trill
he/she/it would have trill
we would have trill
you would have trill
they would have trill
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been trilling
you would have been trilling
he/she/it would have been trilling
we would have been trilling
you would have been trilling
they would have been trilling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you trill
we let´s trill
you trill
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to trill
Past participle
trilled
Present Participle
trilling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRILL


acetonitrile
əˌsiːtəʊˈnaɪtrɪl
aryl
ˈærɪl
Benadryl
ˈbɛnədrɪl
beryl
ˈbɛrɪl
brill
brɪl
drill
drɪl
escadrille
ˌɛskəˈdrɪl
espadrille
ˌɛspəˈdrɪl
fibril
ˈfaɪbrɪl
frill
frɪl
glyceryl
ˈɡlɪsərɪl
grill
ɡrɪl
grille
ɡrɪl
krill
krɪl
nitrile
ˈnaɪtrɪl
peril
ˈpɛrɪl
prill
prɪl
quadrille
kwɒˈdrɪl
shrill
ʃrɪl
thrill
θrɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRILL

trilinear
trilineate
trilingual
trilingualism
trilingually
triliteral
triliteralism
trilith
trilithic
trilithon
triller
Trilling
trillion
trillionaire
trillions
trillionth
trillium
trillo
trilobate
trilobed

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRILL

athrill
barbecue grill
boat drill
chargrill
diamond drill
fire drill
hammer drill
hand drill
mandrill
mixed grill
oil drill
percussion drill
pneumatic drill
power drill
predrill
radiator grill
redrill
rill
test-drill
twist drill

Synonyms and antonyms of trill in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «trill» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRILL

Find out the translation of trill to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of trill from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «trill» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

颤音
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trino
570 millions of speakers

English

trill
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

trill
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زغردة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trinado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কম্পমান ধ্বনি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tril
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Triller
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トリル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

트릴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Trill
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nói run
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நடுங்கொலி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंपयुक्त आवाज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ötüş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trillo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tryl
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tril
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρίλλιας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

trill
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trill
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trill
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of trill

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRILL»

The term «trill» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.935 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRILL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «trill» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «trill» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about trill

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRILL»

Discover the use of trill in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trill and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Trill Changes Her Tune
After losing her panpipes, shy Trill convinces some of the other music-talent fairies to try less traditional instruments in the upcoming Oceanside Symphony concert. Original.
Gail Herman, 2011
2
Lady Anne Halkett: selected self-writings
In this long overdue edition of her selected writings, the combination of Lady Anne Halkett's texts presented here provides the first opportunity for scholars to place Halkett's 'Memoirs' within the context of her other writings.
Lady Anne Halkett, Suzanne Trill, 2007
3
The Old Lady Trill, the Victory Yell: The Power of Women in ...
The Power of Women in Native American Literature Patrice Hollrah. “cannot be explained in terms of some consistent and reductionist set of criteria” (Albers and Medicine 2, 14). Gender complementarity, however, was the norm, as Albers ...
Patrice Hollrah, 2003
4
Using TRILL, FabricPath, and VXLAN: Designing Massively ...
IS-IS is followed by a short description of the TLVs in IS-IS that are used by TRILL and FabricPath for carrying out its information. Then this section explains the TRILL-specific changes that are done in different stages of the IS-IS protocol such  ...
Sanjay K. Hooda, Shyam Kapadia, Padmanabhan Krishnan, 2014
5
Devil's Trill
Gerald Elias. Foveomacular dystrophy struck Jacobus on the eve of his audition for the concertmaster position of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. True to form, he eschewed medical attention, played his legendary au- dition from memory ...
Gerald Elias, 2009
6
Using Trill and Fabricpath
Using TRILL, FabricPath, and VXLAN Designing Massively Scalable Data Centers with Overlays TRILL, FabricPath, and VXLAN overlays help you distribute data traffic far more effectively, dramatically improving utilization in even the largest ...
Sanjay K. Hooda, Shyam Kapadia, Padmanabhan Krishnan, 2013
7
Worlds of Deep Space Nine 2: TRILL and BAJOR
The future of Bajor and the new role of long-missing Captain Benjamin Sisko are linked as this tale lays the groundwork for a major new storyline in further Deep Space Nine novels.
Andy Mangels, Michael A. Martin, J. Noah Kym, 2012
8
Ornamentation in Baroque and Post-baroque Music: With ...
The Italian Trill 1590-1710 Though the trill is an age-old grace, it was probably not until the 16th century that Italian writers and composers started to describe and label its various shapes. Vincenzo Capirola in his lute book, written about 1517, ...
Frederick Neumann, 1983
9
The Devil's Trill
In this most beloved collection of graphic novellas from Korea, each volume compiles classic manhwa novellas from an author.
Soo Yon Won, 2006
10
Performance Practice: A Dictionary-guide for Musicians
In a) the dotted half note takes the form of two quarters followed by a trill taking up the time of the third quarter note. This trill (indicated by a comma) is in even 32nds and begins on the note above. In b) the dotted half takes the form of a single ...
Roland John Jackson, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRILL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term trill is used in the context of the following news items.
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Posted Jun 11, 2015 at 12:55pm
It features Fetty Wap and Big Trill. If you've ever watched an interview with Fetty, you know that his speaking voice is much different (and lower) than the ... «HotNewHipHop, Jun 15»
2
Willie Cauley-Stein's name change is official
Trill is the "nickname his 'boys' call him," Marlene Stein said. Hannah Scheller: (859) 231-1330. Twitter: @HannahScheller. Copyright 2015 Herald-Leader. «Lexington Herald Leader, May 15»
3
Microsoft unveils Trill, a .NET library for super-fast streaming analytics
Microsoft Research staff members have built an impressive new query-processing engine for performing big data analytics. Called Trill — a reference to “a ... «VentureBeat, Jan 15»
4
A$AP Rocky Explains Hood By Air & BEEN TRILL Disses In "Multiply"
Rapping “I ain't really fuckin' with that BEEN TRILL" and "HBA shit is weak, you can keep that" on the recent single, Rocky even incited a response in the form of ... «HotNewHipHop, Nov 14»
5
Kenny Hill in danger of losing job
He was adorned with a nickname ("Kenny Trill"), was mentioned as a potential Heisman Trophy candidate and appeared on track for an impressive year. «ESPN, Oct 14»
6
A$AP Rocky Takes Shots At Hood By Air And Been Trill In 'Multiply …
If you paid close attention to Rocky's Coachella cameo this year during A$AP Ferg's performance, you won't be surprised by his Been Trill dis. He called out the ... «MTV.com, Oct 14»
7
Kenny 'Trill' Has Texas A&M Off to Perfect Start
COLLEGE STATION, TX - SEPTEMBER 06: Kenny Hill #7 of the Texas A&M Aggies throws during warm ups before playing the Lamar Cardinals at Kyle Field on ... «NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Sep 14»
8
This Boston Startup Can Make You a Cultural Insider in Your City
Trill gives you the lowdown on 'everything that happens on a stage,' curated by those in the scene. ... Trill is the one-stop database for cultural events in Boston. «BostInno, Sep 14»
9
Hill's parents want 'Kenny Trill' mark
3, just one day after their son told the media he prefers the nickname "Kenny Trill," Hill's parents, Ken Sr. and Lorrie, filed for the trademark to the phrase, with ... «ESPN, Sep 14»
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The Associated Press Explains The Word "Trill"
"Though trill is a word to describe a vibratory sound, that's not what it means in rap culture. It's a hybrid of true and real and has long been used by Texas rapper ... «Deadspin, Sep 14»

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