trilled

Definition of trillednext
past tense of trill
as in warbled
to sing with the alternation of two musical tones a bluebird trilled outside our window

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Recent Examples of trilled During her performance, Bell trilled through possible name changes for actors. Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026 My mother trilled vapidly over these mundane facts. Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
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  • The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
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  • The last two No Kings rallies saw a huge turnout at Kansas City’s Mill Creek Park, where demonstrators held picket signs, chanted and marched near the Country Club Plaza.
    Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Sarah Graves gets love from hometown crowd The crowd at Dickies Arena chanted for senior Sarah Graves, a Keller product, to shoot the two free throws tied to a Kentucky flagrant foul that came with under a minute remaining in the game.
    Myah Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026

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“Trilled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trilled. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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