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How to pronounce trilled in English?

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Synonyms rolled, rolling

Examples of trilled

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Cicadas trilled from the scrubby brush that has replaced the rows of vegetables.
From the theatlantic.com
When the telephone trilled, it seemed the air would shatter like a pane of glass.
From the guardian.co.uk
Musicians preparing to take the stage for open mic trilled saxes and trumpets.
From the post-gazette.com
In most instances, it is only found as the trilled release of a prenasalized stop.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In singing r is often trilled but in normal spoken language it usually isn't.
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It is not clear if they are actually trilled, or are simply non-sibilant affricates.
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In both Ancient and Modern Greek, it represents a trilled or tapped r.
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For those who have never trilled a trumpet, it may seem hard to tell.
From the theatlantic.com
Issues trilled over include overseas inspiration and red tape.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • A note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
  • Pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"
  • 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"
  • Warble: sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
  • (trilled) rolled: uttered with a trill; "she used rolling r's as in Spanish"
  • Trill is the solo debut album by UGK member Bun B. It is said that Bun released the album to keep the UGK name alive while Pimp C was in jail. It debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200. ...
  • TRILL (Transparent Interconnect of Lots of Links) is an IETF Protocol implemented by devices called RBridges or Routing Bridges. TRILL combines the advantages of bridges and routers and is the application of link state routing to the VLAN-aware customer-bridging problem. ...
  • The trill (or shake, as it was known from the 16th till the 19th 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.Taylor, Eric. ...
  • In phonetics, a trill is a consonantal sound produced by vibrations between the articulator and the place of articulation. Standard Spanish <rr> as in perro is an alveolar trill, while in Parisian French it is almost always uvular.