trilled
Made birdsong sounds
Trilled describes a sound produced with a rapid vibration or alternation.
A trilled R rolls off the tongue with multiple quick taps.
Birds trill when they produce rapid, wavering notes: The canary trilled from its cage.
A voice might be described as having trilled when speaking or singing with a quavering, musical quality: She trilled her greeting across the room.
Rotated or turned over
- alveolarOf tooth sockets
- uvularOf the throat's pendant
- consonantIn agreement with
- articulationClear vocal expression
pronunciation · tongue · Spanish · Italian · Scottish · phoneme · vibrant · linguistic
Tube blown sideways
- recorderEnd-blown wooden flute
- woodwindBlown orchestral instrument type
- piccoloSmall, high-pitched woodwind
- fifeSmall shrill woodwind
tin whistle · ornament · embellishment · mordent · grace note · fingering · technique · rapid
rolled
Rotated or turned over
articulation · pronunciation · tongue · Spanish · Italian · Scottish · phoneme · vibrant · linguistic · bilingual
flute
Tube blown sideways
- recorderEnd-blown wooden flute
- woodwindBlown orchestral instrument type
- piccoloSmall, high-pitched woodwind
fife · tin whistle · ornament · embellishment · mordent · grace note · fingering · technique · rapid
vibrato
Oscillating pitch effect
- sopranoHighest female voice range
- coloraturaElaborate vocal ornamentation
- ariaOperatic solo piece
operatic · singing · falsetto · cadenza · bel canto · vocalization · warbling · lilting · quavering · fluttering
chirp
Short, high avian sound
nightingale · lark · finch · wren · melodious · singing · caroling · piping · whistling · dawn chorus