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trilly

trilly adjective: having a trill sound.

Adjective

trilly (comparative more trilly, superlative most trilly)

  1. Having a trill sound.
    • She was a sweet young thing with cheek dimples and a trilly laugh...1914, Sewell Ford, Wilt thou Torchy
    • 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.1984, Donald J. Borror, Songs of Western Birds

Forms of trilly

comparativemore trilly
superlativemost trilly

Origin of trilly

From trill + -y.

Words that rhyme with trilly

22 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about trilly

What does trilly mean?
Trilly means having a trill sound.
What part of speech is trilly?
Trilly is an adjective.

Words near trilly in the dictionary

  1. trillo
  2. trilloes
  3. trillos
  4. trilloside
  5. trills
  6. trilly
  7. trilobal
  8. trilobar
  9. trilobate
  10. trilobated
  11. trilobation

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