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Trill has 9 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it

2

the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant `r') with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula

"he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill"

3

A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.

Verb
1

pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'

"Some speakers trill their r's"

2

sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

3

To create a trill sound; to utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.

4

To trickle.

5

To twirl.