Mordent vs. Trill
Difference Between Mordent and Trill
Mordentnoun
(music) An ornament consisting of a single alternation between a given pitch and the one immediately below it.
Trillnoun
(music) A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.
Trillnoun
(phonetics) A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish ⟨rr⟩, /r/.
Trillnoun
A tremulous high-pitched vocal sound produced by cats.
Trillverb
(intransitive) To create a trill sound; to utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.
Trillverb
(transitive) To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill.
to trill a note, or the letter rTrillverb
To trickle.
Trillverb
To twirl.
Trilladjective
true, respected
Trillnoun
a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
Trillverb
pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r';
Some speakers trill their r'sTrillverb
sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
