trilled

• Adjectif désuet signifiant « tourné » ou « enroulé », employé notamment en héraldique pour décrire un anneau ou une bordure, ou en musique pour désigner un trille. En anglais moderne, il est devenu rare.

An archaic adjective meaning 'turned' or 'rolled', often used in heraldry to describe a ring or border, or in music to describe a trilled note. Now obsolete in modern English.

1. Uttered with a trillC1formal

   Pronounced with a rapid vibration of the tongue or vocal cords, producing a rolling sound.

   roulé

   • The Spanish 'r' is often trilled.
   • She spoke with a trilled 'r' that was characteristic of her dialect.
   • The singer's trilled notes added a beautiful ornamentation to the melody.

   Synonymesrolled

• Émettre un son aigu et tremblotant, souvent en parlant d'un oiseau ou d'un chanteur, ou prononcer une consonne avec une vibration rapide de la langue ou de la luette.

A verb used to express a high-pitched, quavering sound, often made by birds or in singing, or to pronounce a consonant with a rapid vibration of the tongue or uvula.

1. Pronounce with a trillB2formal

   To articulate a sound, especially the phoneme 'r', with a rapid vibration of the tongue or uvula.

   Prononcer avec une vibration

   • She learned to trill her 'r's when speaking Spanish.
   • In some dialects, speakers trill the 'r' sound naturally.
   • The actor had to trill the 'r' for his role in the play.

   Synonymesrollvibrate

2. Sing or play with trillsB2formal

   To produce a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes, typically a semitone or tone apart, in singing or playing a musical instrument.

   Trille (en chant ou en musique)

   • The soprano trilled beautifully during the aria.
   • He practiced how to trill on the flute for the concert.
   • The pianist trilled the final notes of the sonata.

   Synonymesquavershaketwitterwarble