Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: trilling
IPA transcription: [tɹ'ɪlɪŋ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Trilling, Lionel_Trilling
    Meaning: United States literary critic (1905-1975)
Usage examples
  • The trilling of his r’s was like the whirring rise of a flock of quails.
  • Then the maiden gave him answer, And in words like these addressed him: "As I wandered through the bedstraws Tripping o'er the yellow meadows, Yesterday, in time of evening, As the sun was slowly sinking, In the bush a bird was singing, And I heard the fieldfare trilling, Singing of the whims of maidens, And the whims of new-wed damsels.