1. (

• Trilling ,
• Lionel_Trilling

) United States literary critic (1905-1975) ;

1. (

• trill ,

) pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's" ;

2. (

• warble ,
• trill ,
• quaver

) sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below ;