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Definition of Trilled
1. Adjective. Uttered with a trill. "She used rolling r's as in Spanish"
Definition of Trilled
1. Verb. (past of trill) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Trilled
1. trill [v] - See also: trill
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trilled
Literary usage of Trilled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Greek and Latin Etymology by John Peile (1872)
"To this belongs the R heard in Scotland and France, and (rather modified) in
parts of Germany—a roughly trilled letter, which is produced by laying the fore ..."
2. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1845)
"They ' trilled " In notes, with many a winding bout " Of linked sweetness long
drawn out." ' He carried his taste for music into private, and his banquets, ..."
3. The Science and Art of Elocution: Embracing a Comprehensive and Systematic by Frank Honywell Fenno (1878)
"The trilled " R."—Some diversity of opinion exists in regard to the "trilled R."
Like a tasty flourish in penmanship, it often adds much to the rendering of ..."
4. The Birds of New Jersey by Charles Anthony Shriner (1896)
"Minot describes their song as a "delicately trilled whistle," and Wilson says
that it is a "simple reiterated chirrup continued for four or five seconds. ..."
5. Aid to French Pronunciation: With Numerous Drawings and Exercises, for Use by Edmund Tilly (1920)
"Only the trilled ular r arc given here. Tongue r (r) is s, in the country, and
by orators or :8) is heard more in Paris and other Tip of tongue "vibrates" ..."
6. Manual of English Pronunciation and Spelling: Containing a Full Alphabetical by Richard Soule, William Adolphus Wheeler (1874)
"The sound of r in roan, florid (called trilled r, or rough r). This sound is
produced by a more or less forcible vibration of the tip of the tongue against ..."
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