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Meanings of little trill in English

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Usage of little trill in English
1
He has a sweet song that ends in a little trill.
Friends and Helpers
2
Jane Lavinia's spirits rose and bubbled over in a little trill of song.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906
3
But the Dowager intervened with a little trill of laughter.
St. Martin's Summer
4
Peggy gave a happy little trill of laughter.
More About Peggy
5
She felt a little trill of excitement-fight
Gutshot straight
6
But this isn't sleigh-riding chit-chat, and she broke into a merry little trill from a favorite opera.
From Jest to Earnest
7
A little trill of laughter flowed from between her parted lips, but the sound was not altogether merry.
Bob Hampton of Placer
8
Marion did not, Ellen noticed with exasperation, make any adequate response to this generous little trill of greeting.
The Judge
9
Nevertheless he waved his hand toward the place from which the melody came and gave a little trill in reply.
The Rock of Chickamauga: A Story of the Western Crisis
10
The bird sang until the ceremony was ended and then it wound up with one mad little , glad little trill.
Anne's House of Dreams
11
It cannot be that they said too much in that letter from Paris. A little trill of bitter laughter escaped her.
St. Martin's Summer
12
It looked at them with two bright black eyes and, opening its mouth, which was pointed like a thorn, sent forth a little trill.
The city of ember: book 1
13
Gretchen awoke as the birds awoke, with snatches and little trills of song.
The Goose Girl
14
There was no tune; no sustained sound, but mad little trills and unexpected breaks.
A Son of the Hills
15
But the priestess was laughing-littletrills of sweet bell notes; and pleasure was in each note.
The Moon Pool
16
Glory found her very amusing, and broke into little trills of laughter at her weary, withering comments.
The Christian: A Story
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