triller

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A 19th-century watercolour of a pied triller (Lalage nigra) flying near a durian tree (Durio zibethinus), from the William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings, National Museum of Singapore
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Etymology

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From trill +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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triller (plural trillers)

  1. A small passerine bird of the genus Lalage belonging to the cuckoo-shrike family Campephagidae, so called because of the loud trilling calls of the male birds.
  2. One who or that which trills.
  3. A musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes.
    • 2010, Michel Debost, The Simple Flute: From A-Z, page 255:
      When the left hand is the triller, it might seem more difficult to stabilize with the right, which is mostly off the flute.

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Dutch

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Noun

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triller m (plural trillers, diminutive trillertje n)

  1. trill

French

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Etymology

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From trille +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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triller

  1. to trill

Conjugation

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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triller m or f

  1. indefinite plural of trille

Verb

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triller

  1. present of trille