trilling
Bird throat quivering
Trilling is the present participle of trill—to produce a rapid alternation between two notes or a quavering sound.
Birds trill; singers and flutists trill.
The word captures both the action and its quality: the trilling of crickets outside the window, a trilling soprano.
As an adjective, it describes sounds with that vibrating, warbling character.
Oscillating pitch effect
- coloraturaElaborate vocal ornamentation
- operaticOf staged musical drama
- sopranoHighest female voice range
- ariaOperatic solo piece
bel canto · falsetto · melisma · ornamentation · cadenza · flourish · embellishment · vocalization
Sing with tremolo
- chirpShort, high avian sound
- songbirdMelodious perching avian
- warblerSmall melodious bird
- finchSmall seed-eating songbird
canary · lark · robin · sparrow · nightingale · tweet · twitter · dawn chorus
Shaking slightly and rapidly
- flutteringLight, rapid movement
- pulsatingBeating in rhythmic surges
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
- oscillatingSwinging back and forth
resonating · humming · shimmering · rippling · undulating · wavering · thrumming · buzzing
Intensely invigorating or exciting
- electrifyingIntensely thrilling or stimulating
- tinglingSlight stinging sensation
- shiveringInvoluntary bodily trembling
- frissonMomentary shiver of feeling
goosebumps · spine-tingling · breathless · anticipation · excitement · rush · sensation · stirring
Of tooth sockets
- uvularOf the throat's pendant
- consonantIn agreement with
- articulationClear vocal expression
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
Italian · Scottish · pronunciation · tongue · palatal · phoneme · speech · linguistic
vibrato
Oscillating pitch effect
- coloraturaElaborate vocal ornamentation
- operaticOf staged musical drama
- sopranoHighest female voice range
aria · bel canto · falsetto · melisma · ornamentation · cadenza · flourish · embellishment · vocalization · singing
warble
Sing with tremolo
finch · canary · lark · robin · sparrow · nightingale · tweet · twitter · dawn chorus · perch
quivering
Shaking slightly and rapidly
- flutteringLight, rapid movement
- pulsatingBeating in rhythmic surges
- tremblingInvoluntary shaking motion
oscillating · resonating · humming · shimmering · rippling · undulating · wavering · thrumming · buzzing · reverberating
exhilarating
Intensely invigorating or exciting
- electrifyingIntensely thrilling or stimulating
- tinglingSlight stinging sensation
- shiveringInvoluntary bodily trembling
frisson · goosebumps · spine-tingling · breathless · anticipation · excitement · rush · sensation · stirring · captivating
alveolar
Of tooth sockets
- uvularOf the throat's pendant
- consonantIn agreement with
- articulationClear vocal expression
Spanish · Italian · Scottish · pronunciation · tongue · palatal · phoneme · speech · linguistic · flap
- bird behaviorsflying, soaring, perching, nesting, migrating
- bird soundschirp, birdcall, tweet, bird songs, cheep
- bird traitsfeathered, plumed, plumage, plumaged, beaky
- vocalizationsspeak, speaking, talking, whisper, shout
- insect soundsbuzz, chirp, hum, buzzing, chirping
- sound changesassimilation, elision, deletion, voicing, nasalization
trillingdroning
Sustained monotonous sound
monotone · sustaining · unmodulated · flat · steady
trillingflat
Lacking vertical variation
dull · unornamented · plain · unembellished · lifeless
thrill, thrilled, thrilling, thrills, trill, tremolo, trills, trilled, thrillingly