"trill" meaning in All languages combined

See trill on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /trɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-trill.wav [UK] Forms: trill, trills [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A consonant sound made by vibrating the tongue against the part of the mouth where the sound is being made, looser than a fricative such as "s" in "sit", but tighter than an approximant such as "w" in "well".
    Sense id: simple-trill-en-noun-ub9hwX7j
     
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        {
          "text": "The word arroz, meaning \"rice\", contains the alveolar trill (trill made on the roof of the mouth)."
        }
      ],
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        "A consonant sound made by vibrating the tongue against the part of the mouth where the sound is being made, looser than a fricative such as \"s\" in \"sit\", but tighter than an approximant such as \"w\" in \"well\"."
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    },
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        {
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        }
      ],
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        "A consonant sound made by vibrating the tongue against the part of the mouth where the sound is being made, looser than a fricative such as \"s\" in \"sit\", but tighter than an approximant such as \"w\" in \"well\"."
      ]
    }
  ],
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