Thesaurus:trill

Thesaurus

trill

English

Noun

Sense: a continuous sound with a rapid alternation between two notes

Synonyms

• chirl (Scotland)
• chirr
• quaver
• trill
• warble
• wobble

Hyponyms

• yodel

Hypernyms

• sound    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• birdsong
•   —
• shake    [⇒ thesaurus]
• trembling
• vibrate
• wobble
•   —
• mordente
• tremolo
• vibrato

Further reading

• “407. roll” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “trill” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.