trilly

trilly

See also: Trilly

English

Etymology

trill +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪli

Adjective

trilly (comparative more trilly, superlative most trilly)

1. Having a trill sound.
   • 1914, Sewell Ford, Wilt thou Torchy

     She was a sweet young thing with cheek dimples and a trilly laugh...

   • 1984, Donald J. Borror, Songs of Western Birds

     This bird has a number of calls, but the most common is a loud chuck (Example 3). Immature birds utter a trilly note (Example 4), which is a common marsh sound in mid-summer.

   • 2009, Bob Mitchell, Once Upon a Fastball

     He adores his bedtime baseball stories, even at his ripe old age. “It's called 'The Curse.' Wooooooooo!” Sol sings scarily in a trilly, ghostlike, gradually descending soprano.

   • 31 March 2011, Mallika Rao at RollingStone.com, American Idol Recap: Stuck In the Middle

     Paul McDonald, whose "Rocket Man" was wispy and unmemorable; Stefano Langone, still with the weird enunciations and trilly voice...