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tri ling

  • n  United States literary critic (1905-1975)
  • v  pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'
  • v  sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

  • The words evoke memories of Carmen Miranda, teeth gleaming, hips undulating, r's trilling, balancing a headdress of tropical fruit heavy enough to give the strongest Rio dock .
  • Europe's oldest indigenous tribe, with a trilling language whose roots have not yet been discovered, the Basques fought off the Romans, the Visigoths and the Moors.
News & Articles

  • NY GAA: All the latest from Gaelic Park in the Bronx
    Na Fianna was made to work all the way before they secured the points in this trilling Ladies Championship encounter. Strong finishes at the ends of both half’s helped them to finally complete the win over a determined Fermanagh side who has thrown a spanner in the works for the Championship.
    June 29, 2013 - Irish Central
Quotes

  • Allen Toussaint in Canada.com
    I tried to play everything,Toussaint said in a recent interview. "I heard a lot of boogie-woogie, a lot of waltz, hillbilly music with that rolling saloon piano trilling with the right hand. I thought musicians were supposed to play...

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