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trill

1 verb
     
trill1 [intransitive and transitive]
1 to make a short repeated high sound:
birds trilling in the trees
The phone trilled sharply.
2 to say something in a high happy voice that sounds slightly false:
'Have a nice time, darling,' she trilled.
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