1. United States literary critic (1905-1975)
   - Lionel Trilling

1. Pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme /r/
   "Some speakers trill their r's"
    
2. Sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
   "The flautist trilled the high notes effortlessly";
   - warble, quaver

Type of: articulate, enounce [archaic], enunciate, literary critic, pronounce, say, sing, sound out

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