trill

Birdsong all around the world, they say, is made up of combinations of these motifs - three types of trill, three types of whistle, chaotic notes and harmonies.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Through evocative descriptions—the skylark’s trill “hovering in the quivering air,” or the sun rising over a “silvery, dew-thick cow meadow”—Ms. Haynes invites us to take part in the daily rhythms of our natural world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Actors are special, this Paul believes; he can hear it in a nurse’s excited trill when she reveals to him his past job.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025

Under a starry sky in the Calakmul reserve, as unseen frogs chirp and insects trill, Medellín Legorreta patiently works to untangle a bat caught in a mist net.

From Science Magazine ● Oct. 11, 2023

Then he arranged his mouth, gave a small sound as a trial, and then reproduced the sound of the small bright-colored bird, with its trill and fluttering whistle.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry

More complex compositions - with ultrafast trills and combinations that contain lots of information - are more common in temperate forests, where birds tend to communicate at closer range.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

“But she’s not a scat singer. She improvises more in the technique of the Baroque period, expanding and contracting phrases or adding trills that deviate from the melody.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

The melody and the vocal trills that fans came to love were notably absent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025

While some find the buzzes, chirps and trills soothing or exciting, for others, the bugs are annoying or irritating.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2024

“Oh, Cooooooopiiiiiiie!” a voice trills from downstairs before I hear the front door slam.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone