1. имя существительное 1) [музыка] трель Например: There was the trill and chirrup of the chaffinch. — Слышались трели и щебетание зяблика. 2) [лингвистика] вибрирующее "r" 2. глагол 1) выводить трель Например: The lark trilled out her happy song. — Жаворонок выводил свои весёлые трели. 2) [лингвистика] произносить звук "r" с вибрацией, грассировать
I. verb Etymology: Middle English; akin to Middle Dutch trillen to vibrate, Swedish trilla to roll intransitive verb 1. to flow in a small stream or in drops; trickle 2. twirl, revolve transitive verb to cause to flow in a small stream II. noun Etymology: Italian trillo probably of imitative origin 1. a. the alternation of two musical tones a diatonic second apart — called also shake b. vibrato c. a rapid reiteration of the same tone especially on a percussion instrument 2. a sound resembling a musical trill; warble 3. a. the rapid vibration of one speech organ against another (as of the tip of the tongue against the teethridge) b. a speech sound made by a trill III. verb intransitive verb to play or sing with a trill; quaver transitive verb to utter as or with or as if with a trill Example: trill the r • triller noun