"triller" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trillers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪlə(ɹ) Etymology: From trill + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|trill|er}} trill + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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. Categories (lifeform): Cuckooshrikes and minivets
    Sense id: en-triller-en-noun-2lYAOLhr Disambiguation of Cuckooshrikes and minivets: 51 14 35 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 12 8 19 27 0 1
  2. One who or that which trills.
    Sense id: en-triller-en-noun-VuEl~yG0
  3. A musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes.
    Sense id: en-triller-en-noun-bRYcQpwc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 18 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 30 21 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 37 9 6 15 31 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 12 8 19 27 0 1

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