trill

Example Sentences

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But enlisting Peter Cetera to trill sweetly behind him as he sneers is A+ record-making.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 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

Perez is lively, with a chuckle that’s somewhere between the jovial trill of SpongeBob and the tee-hees of Skeletor.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2023

My filly’s whinny, timid trill: I’m sitting by this icy rill, In wintry, frigid wild?

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2022

There was no trill of cicadas or chattering apes in the trees, just a low creaking in the breeze, a whisper.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray