trilled

Example Sentences

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Leto’s grumbling Brit-inflected baritone is an unrecognizable concoction of trilled r’s and plummy vowels — and the best performance he’s done in years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Galinda is perky, blonde, self-involved and universally adored, presumably from the moment she trilled into the world.

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2024

The trilled R connection to roughness appeared across speakers of all languages regardless of whether the sound was used in that language or not.

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

Up on stage, Chelsea Parrott danced and trilled, having swapped her county role as a senior services specialist for her “Pirates” role as a singing maiden.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2024

Of course this aria would be written by someone with this name, the very utterance of which slays me—the trilled rr and knife-blade-between-the-teeth ss in his name.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper